Company filings, disclosures and news on HNB Finance Plc (HNBF), Finance/Rental/Leasing on the Colombo Stock Exchange, tagged by theme and scored for sentiment.
The Colombo ASPI fell 0.6% to 20,817.82, sliding to a six-month low as losers (163) outpaced winners (31) and turnover barely topped Rs.1bn. Top decliners and contributors to the drop included Dialog, Commercial Bank, Overseas Realty, Singer, Tokyo Cement and Ceylinco, while John Keells closed flat.
HNB FINANCE PLC opened its 77th branch in Dehiwala at No. 176, Galle Road. The new branch will offer HNB FINANCE's financial solutions including gold loans (Gold Plan and VIP Gold Loan), leasing, fixed deposits and savings facilities.
Colombo market opened lower as the ASPI fell 69 points (-0.3%) and the S&P SL20 dropped 8 points (-0.1%). Turnover was Rs.1.5bn (above last week's Rs.1.4bn), foreigners were net sellers of Rs.94.7m, with declines led by ASIR, CCS, SPEN, DIAL and others.
HNB Finance PLC appointed Renuke Wijayawardhane, Shanti Gnanapragasam, Nabiha Mohamed and Dr. Thisuri Wanniarachchi as Independent Non-Executive Directors effective 8 September 2026. The appointees include the former CSE Chief Regulatory Officer and executives with banking, corporate finance and development finance experience.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed down as the ASPI fell 0.25% (down 53.01 pts) to 21,489.22 on Wednesday, with market turnover at LKR 972.23 mn and capital goods leading turnover at LKR 283.19 mn. HNB Finance appointed four new independent/non-executive directors effective Sept 8, 2026; its shares closed down 1.20% at 8.20 rupees.
HNB Finance PLC appointed Dr. Prasad Samarasinghe as Chairman effective 28 August 2026, succeeding Rajive Dissanayake on his retirement. Dr. Samarasinghe has nearly three decades of senior experience in IT, telecommunications, cybersecurity, risk management and financial governance.
Colombo Stock Exchange fell as the ASPI dropped 0.31% to 21,279.65 with turnover of Rs 796.92 million; capital goods led turnover at Rs 153.15 million. HNB Finance appointed Talpawila Kankanamge Don Aruna Prasad Samarasinghe as chairman effective Aug 28.
Fitch affirmed Hatton National Bank's National Long-Term Rating at 'AA-(lka)' with a Stable outlook and maintained its rupee senior unsecured debt at 'AA-(lka)' and subordinated debt at 'A(lka)'. Fitch cited HNB's strong domestic franchise, sovereign exposure, rising offshore lending and elevated risk appetite.
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.
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