Company filings, disclosures and news on John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), Industrial Conglomerates on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
The Colombo ASPI rose 0.33% (69.47 pts) to 21,395.11 as investor sentiment improved after weekly T‑Bill yields fell; turnover was over Rs.2.4bn and foreign investors were net buyers of Rs.68.3mn. Top positive contributors included CINS, HAYC, RCL, DIPD and AEL, while JKH, BIL, BREW, HNB and CARS weighed on the index.
Colombo bourse edged up as the ASPI rose 0.03% to 21,325.64 on turnover of over Rs.1.2bn; banks led activity while geopolitical tensions and higher global oil prices weighed on sentiment and foreigners were net sellers of Rs.7.2m.
Colombo Stock Exchange opened higher with the ASPI up 0.27% (57.33 pts) at 21,382.97 and the S&P SL20 up 0.42% at 6,008.68, led by gains in John Keells and Dialog. Market turnover was LKR 95.52m; Co-operative Insurance will redeem 1,100,000 preference shares for LKR 16.61m on Aug 31, 2026.
The Colombo market opened the month lower as the ASPI fell 0.1% to 21,318.31, with turnover above Rs.2.3bn and foreign net outflows of Rs.612.5m. Selling late in the session hit JKH, BREW, DFCC, DIAL and MELS, while CCS and Asia Siyaka rose.
John Keells Holdings PLC expanded its collaboration with Salesforce to deepen personalised customer engagement across Keells supermarkets and John Keells CG Auto, using Salesforce tools to serve over two million Keells Nexus members and unify customer and vehicle data.
The Sri Lanka Retailers' Association will hold the Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2026 on 10 September at Cinnamon Life, Colombo, bringing 500+ retail leaders, technology experts and policymakers to discuss retail growth, customer experience, AI, digital commerce and technology-led transformation.
Colombo Stock Exchange indices rose on Tuesday, with the ASPI up 0.23% at 21,386.99 and the S&P SL20 up 0.07%. Top contributors included Hatton National Bank, Dialog Axiata and Colombo Dockyard; Renuka Holdings announced a 0.212 rupee scrip dividend and market turnover was Rs 77.3m.
John Keells Holdings PLC expanded its collaboration with Salesforce to accelerate customer experience transformation across Keells supermarkets and John Keells CG Auto, leveraging Salesforce to personalise engagement for more than two million Keells Nexus members. Keells will use Loyalty Management, Data 360, Marketing Automation and other Salesforce tools while CG Auto adopts Automotive Cloud for unified customer and vehicle data.
Colombo stock market rose 0.11% as the ASPI gained 22.78 points to 21,338.69 and the S&P SL20 climbed 0.07% to 6,009.68. Market turnover was over Rs.1.01bn on 50.6m shares, foreign investors were net buyers of Rs.18.6m; top positive contributors were BIL, CARS, WIND, JKH and DFCC, with negatives from BREW, VONE, MELS, HNB and SEMB.
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