Company filings and market news from across Sri Lanka's stock market.
Dialog Axiata PLC has renewed its partnership with Australia’s Market Development Facility to expand Govi Mithuru, its AI-driven agriculture advisory service. Govi Mithuru has engaged over 1.1 million farmers and is piloting image-based pest detection and other digital advisory tools.
The Ceylon Chamber will open the Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2025 on 2 December at the Shangri‑La Colombo with a high-level lineup discussing macroeconomic stability and growth; sponsors include Sunshine Holdings (session sponsor) and Dialog (telecom/TV partner).
Colombo market closed marginally up as the ASPI rose 0.2% (47 points) on turnover of Rs.7.46 bn while the S&P SL20 fell 0.2%. Dialog, Ambeon, Bukit Darah, Carson Cumberbatch and LOLC led gains, with EB Creasy, Sierra Cables, LVL Energy Fund and Raigam Wayamba also active and recording price gains.
Colombo market rebounded as the ASPI rose 38 points (+0.2%) and S&P SL20 gained 6 points (+0.1%), with turnover up to Rs.5.1 billion led by Teejay Lanka, Sierra Cables and Sampath Bank. Construction and banking stocks led gains; DFCC, SAMP and DIAL were top index movers and foreigners net bought Rs.56.1m.
Sri Lanka's stock market closed up 0.32% as the ASPI rose 64.88 points to 20,640 and the S&P SL20 gained 0.39% to 6,066; turnover was 5.14 million rupees. Top contributors were DFCC Bank, Sampath Bank, Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank and Hatton National Bank.
Colombo market closed up for a fifth straight session as the ASPI inched to a record 20,715.49 (up 0.69 points) on turnover of Rs. 10.5 billion. Gains in Dialog Axiata, Sunshine and Royal Ceramics helped lift the index while banking names (HNB, Sampath) dominated turnover and foreigners were net sellers (Rs. 552.6m).
Colombo Stock Exchange closed flat with the ASPI at 20,715.49 (+0.69) and market turnover of 10.52 billion rupees. Top contributors included Dialog Axiata, Sunshine, Royal Ceramics, Co-operative Insurance and Ambeon, while most banking stocks — including Commercial Bank, Sampath and HNB — closed lower.
Colombo's ASPI closed flat at 19,975.50 while the S&P SL20 dipped 0.19% to 5,815.64. Ceylon Tobacco said June-quarter volumes recovered to 490 million sticks and profits rose 2% to 7.3 billion rupees, while Haycarb's June profit fell 30% to 517 million rupees.
Colombo market closed higher as ASPI rose 0.25% with turnover of Rs. 7.56bn, boosted by a ~7% stake crossing in National Development Bank. Banking drove activity (67% of turnover) while several banks and financials including NDB, Capital Alliance and others led contributions.
Dialog Axiata PLC reported 1H 2025 revenue up 6% to Rs.87.4bn, group EBITDA up 50% to Rs.40.5bn and NPAT more than doubled to Rs.9.2bn. Company revenue was Rs.66bn (up 28% YTD), OFCF improved to Rs.22.1bn and capex was Rs.13.3bn; Dialog is awaiting 5G spectrum for commercial services.
ASPI rose 96.45 points (0.49%) to close at 19,923 as the CSE opened with mixed sentiment; foreigners were net sellers with a net outflow of Rs.117.2m. Banking led turnover (25%) while Capital Goods and Diversified Financials together contributed 28% of turnover.
Colombo's ASPI rose 0.49% to 19,923.02, led by buying in bank counters—mainly Commercial Bank and HNB—while the S&P SL20 edged down to 5,824.91. Notable movers included C T Holdings, Ceylinco, Carson and Dialog higher, with John Keells and Overseas Realty weaker; turnover fell to Rs 3.1bn.
Dialog Axiata PLC reported 1H 2025 Group revenue of Rs87.4Bn (+6% YTD), EBITDA of Rs40.5Bn (+50% YTD) and NPAT of Rs9.2Bn (more than double YTD). The Company contributed 75% of Group revenue (company revenue Rs66.0Bn) and continued elevated capex (Rs13.3Bn) while awaiting 5G spectrum.
LKNOG9 in Colombo brought together network operators, including Dialog and Sri Lanka Telecom, to discuss 5G deployment, internet resilience and AI for network operations. The event also awarded eleven fellowships and ran workshops for over 100 participants.
Dialog Axiata was crowned corporate sector champion at the inaugural DEI Champion Awards 2025 held by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce on 5 August; H Connect International won the MSME sector award.
Dialog Axiata PLC partnered with MAS Holdings to conclude the third Dialog MAS Enabler Program (23 June–7 July), a two-week initiative providing workplace exposure, skills training and a pilot pre-employment call-centre program for persons with disabilities.
Brand Finance values Sri Lanka’s top 100 brands at LKR559.4bn in 2025, with banking the best-performing sector (Bank of Ceylon #1); Commercial Bank (LKR46.6bn), Dialog (LKR35.4bn) and Keells (LKR22.7bn) rank among the top brands.
Brand Finance's Sri Lanka 100 2025 ranks Bank of Ceylon as the country's most valuable brand at Rs.57.4 billion. Keells emerges as the strongest brand (BSI 90.2, AAA+), while Commercial Bank (Rs.46.6b) and Dialog (Rs.35.4b) take second and third places.
Dialog Axiata's Dialog Enterprise has deployed Dialog Cloud (IaaS, DRaaS, BaaS, FWaaS), Tier III data-center co-location and Fixed Voice solutions for HNB Investment Bank to support its digital transformation. The cloud services are ISO/IEC 27017 and 27018-aligned and include 24/7 support for compliance and high availability.
HNB General Insurance hosted 'Celebrating Excellence 2025', honouring staff and 24 Platinum Club sales achievers. The event also highlighted HNBGI's digital initiatives, including the Sayuru mobile platform developed with Dialog Axiata.
SLASSCOM announced its 2025/2026 Board and General Council, appointing Shehani Seneviratne (COO, 99x) as Chairperson and including executives from hSenid Business Solutions and Dialog Axiata among the leadership. The council will support SLASSCOM’s forums to drive talent, innovation, policy and sector growth.
Dialog Axiata has partnered with HNB General Insurance to introduce parametric insurance for day-boat fishermen via the Sayuru app, providing automatic compensation when officially declared cyclone conditions prevent fishing.
Dialog Enterprise (Dialog Axiata PLC) renewed its main sponsorship of the Royal Colombo Golf Club, continuing a partnership since 2012 to support tournaments, facilities and youth development in Sri Lanka.
Colombo market closed a healthy week: ASPI +2.3%, S&P SL20 +3.1%, average daily turnover Rs.9.88bn and net foreign inflow Rs.373.9m. Key contributors included Central Finance, Hayleys, John Keells, Sampath and Singer; John Keells rose to Rs.25.50 while HNB fell to Rs.358.50 and Seylan (non-voting) rose to Rs.66.30.
Access Engineering, Commercial Bank of Ceylon and Dialog Axiata joined NASSL to launch a Rs.100 million, three-year 'Rebuild Trust in Science' public engagement initiative (Apr 2025–Mar 2028). Each corporate partner will champion specific thrust areas including R&D, entrepreneurship and digitalisation.
Dialog Axiata PLC marked 20 years since its July 2005 CSE listing with a ceremonial bell-ringing; its 2005 IPO raised Rs. 8.5 billion and was oversubscribed 6.5 times. Dialog is ranked #7 by market cap, serves over 20 million customers and has cumulative investments of around USD 3.37 billion.
Dialog Axiata (via Dialog Enterprise) deployed an adaptive video surveillance solution for Jubilant FoodWorks Lanka (Domino’s) to enhance customer service and operational efficiency. The system offers real-time centralized video/audio monitoring and operational insights to reduce wait times, improve order accuracy and monitor staff performance.
Dialog Axiata's Doc990 (Digital Health Pvt Ltd) has partnered with Nawaloka Care Labs to allow patients to schedule doctor appointments via the Doc990 platform at Nawaloka Care Labs locations. The partnership aims to improve access and convenience for patients by enabling on-site channeling to a wide hospital network.
Dialog Enterprise (Dialog Axiata) deployed an adaptive video surveillance solution for Jubilant FoodWorks Lanka (Domino’s Pizza Sri Lanka) to improve customer service quality and operational efficiency. The system provides real-time audio/video monitoring and operational insights for queue management, order accuracy and staff performance.
Daily FT and CICRA Holdings will host Sri Lanka’s first full-day Data Privacy and Protection Summit tomorrow at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo, featuring policymakers, regulators and industry speakers including Dialog Axiata and NDB Capital. Sessions will cover PDPA policy, compliance frameworks, implementation and the role of Data Protection Officers.