Company filings, disclosures and news on Cargills (Ceylon) Plc (CARG), Food Retail on the Colombo Stock Exchange, tagged by theme and scored for sentiment.
CIF, an international multi-surface cleaning brand, has launched in Sri Lanka and is now available at Cargills, Keells, Glomark and Celeste and online via Daraz and uStore, priced at Rs. 900 for 500ml.
Colombo Stock Exchange ASPI rose 0.16% to 21,056.26 on Friday (S&P SL20 up 0.07%) while the ASPI ended the week down 326.48 points. Market turnover was Rs 1.34bn; People's Leasing plans to list Rs 10bn of 13.75% debentures and DFCC Bank allotted its Rs 12.5bn Tier-2 debenture issue.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed down as the ASPI fell 0.58% to 21,139.31, with market turnover at 1.63 billion rupees. Food, Beverage & Tobacco led turnover at 782.3 million rupees; notable movers included Namunukula, Pan Asia Bank and Ceylon Cold Stores (up) and John Keells, Melstacorp, RIL Property and Cargills (down); Hunas Holdings entered a partnership with Tokyo-based CCH Inc for its real estate and hospitality businesses effective Sept 14.
The Colombo Stock Exchange ended the week up 0.12%, with the ASPI rising 25 points to 21,382.74 after snapping a three-day losing streak. HAYC, CARG, SAMP, LOLC, SEMB and DIMO were top positive contributors; turnover was Rs.1.1bn and foreign investors were net sellers of ~Rs.50.5m.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher with the ASPI up 0.12% (25.00 pts) at 21,382.74 and the S&P SL20 up 0.19% at 6,015.08, on turnover of 333 million rupees. Galle Face Capital Partners received in-principle CSE approval to list up to 4,060,218 new ordinary shares via a scrip dividend; its shares closed down 2.45% at 19.90 rupees.
Colombo market slipped as the ASPI closed down 0.50% (108.26 pts) at 21,357.74 and the S&P SL20 fell 0.50% to 6,003.92 amid concern over Middle East tensions and rising oil prices. Top negative contributors were MELS.N0000, BREW.N0000, DIAL.N0000, CARS.N0000 and CARG.N0000; turnover was over Rs.1.45bn.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed lower, the ASPI fell 0.44% (−93.55 points) to 21,372.45 with market turnover at LKR 1.45 billion and banks leading turnover at LKR 600.63 million. Senthilverl Holdings bought 750,000 shares of Sarvodaya Development Finance, raising its stake to 10.28% (SDF shares LKR 39.60, down 3.41%).
Colombo Stock Exchange closed down as the ASPI fell 0.38% (81.43 pts) to 21,542.23 with market turnover Rs 1.466 billion and insurance stocks leading turnover at Rs 339.59 million. Notable movers included HNB, Cargills, Vidullanka and NDB (gainers) and Ceylinco Insurance, Sampath and Nations Trust (laggards); NTB reconstituted its Board Audit Review Committee.
Cargills Bank launched the 'Junior Kotipathi' investment savings account for children (newborn-17), offering a 9.5% p.a. interest rate, guaranteed maturity value and customizable tenures; plans target Rs.1m-Rs.10m at maturity with monthly commitments from Rs.1,749 for a Rs.1m plan.
The CSE recorded a record net foreign outflow of Rs.19.46 billion in August, lifting YTD net foreign outflows to Rs.55.7 billion through August 2026. United Motors (UML.N0000), Melstacorp (MELS.N0000) and Seylan Bank (SEYB.N0000) saw net foreign buying while Cargills (CARG.N0000) faced Rs.4.07 billion of net foreign selling.
ProFood ProPack and AgBiz 2026 concluded at BMICH after three days (21-23 Aug), drawing nearly 30,000 visitors, about 450 stalls and international participation, and organisers say they will expand the venue for next year's edition.
CT Land Development appointed Joseph Page as Non-Executive Chairman effective 21 August 2026 and Indira Malwatte as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Page is also a director of parent C T Holdings PLC and other CT Group firms; Malwatte chairs Samson International and sits on the boards of Cargills and Kotmale.
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