Commercial Credit & Finance Plc news & filings

CT Holdings sold 20.14m shares at Rs575 and Cargills sold 6m shares at Rs700 in a combined divestment worth over Rs15bn, the largest CSE transaction of 2026 and lifting daily turnover to Rs16.85bn. CT closed at Rs550.50 (+4.91%); Cargills at Rs680.75 (-0.8%).

Fintech Forum Sri Lanka vice-chair and LOLC Finance CEO Conrad Dias says Sri Lankan fintechs must target regional markets of up to about 200 million consumers to scale beyond the domestic market of ~20 million, urging stronger collaboration, supportive regulation and international partnerships.

The Colombo stock market ended a four-session rally as the ASPI fell 0.07% to 21,402.80 and the S&P SL20 dipped 0.04% to 5,983.14; market turnover was over Rs.1.5bn and foreign investors were net sellers (net outflow Rs.356.2m).

Secondary bond yields remained broadly steady as the market consolidated recent gains; a Rs.140 billion Treasury Bill auction (below Rs.158.22bn maturing) is in focus. Net money-market liquidity stood at Rs.194.03bn with weighted overnight rates around 8.8%.

Secondary bond market rallied, pushing Treasury yields lower across maturities (e.g. 15.12.29 at 10.90% and many 2030-33 tenors down around 11-11.9%). Money-market net liquidity surplus stood at Rs.196.36bn and USD/LKR spot closed at Rs.335.10/335.18.

Nearly 29% (95.4m shares) of Commercial Credit & Finance PLC changed hands in a book-built block sale for about Rs.9 billion, boosting CSE turnover to Rs.12.2 billion; Commercial Credit closed at Rs.107.50 (up Rs.1.75).

Colombo Stock Exchange midday indices rose, with the ASPI up 0.62% to 21,297.56 and market turnover 9.64 billion rupees, boosted by a Rs.9 billion trade in Commercial Credit & Finance. Hela Apparel filed for court-ordered winding up and Associated Motor Finance was delisted after amalgamation with L B Finance.

Dividend · Rs 7.00 · XD Sep 2, 2026

Final dividend of LKR 7/share; XD 2026-09-02; record 2026-09-03; payable 2026-09-17; FY 31 March 2026