CSE filing·Jun 30, 2026
The Financial Statements have been published on the CSE website. Please note the below trading sessions for LCBF.N0000. Auction session will be from 9.35 a.m to 9.50 a.m. Regular Trading session will commence at 9.50 a.m.Company filings and market news from across Sri Lanka's stock market.
Former depositors of Industrial Finance Ltd (now Lanka Credit & Business Finance PLC) seek regulatory redress, alleging deposits converted into shares at Rs.10 were diluted by a 2021 private placement and share consolidation and lost substantial value. LCBF rejects claims, citing a 2018 acquisition, capital infusions and improved net asset value by listing.
ASPI fell 1.63% to 21,998.12 as Middle East tensions and higher oil prices weighed on the Colombo market. S&P SL20 dropped 1.71% to 6,172.28 with broad declines led by JKH, HNB, MELS, HAYL and SAMP; turnover topped Rs.4.1bn and foreigners were net buyers of Rs.32.2m.
ASPI fell 0.12% to 22,351.55 as profit-taking dragged the Colombo market, with declines in MELS, DOCK, CARS, SPEN and LLUB; market turnover was over Rs.4.3bn and foreign investors were net sellers of Rs.21.36m.
Colombo market opened lower as the ASPI fell 0.10% to 22,788.79; major movers included Colombo Dockyard (DOCK +24.20%) and Ceylon Hospitals (CHL +25.64%), while C T Holdings, Central Finance and Richard Pieris were among the session's laggards.
Colombo market rally extended to a 14th session as the ASPI closed at 22,094.89, topping 22,000 for the first time with turnover around Rs.9.7–9.8 billion. Banking and diversified financials led turnover (Commercial Bank, Pan Asia, Lanka Credit & Business Finance among top contributors) while foreigners were net sellers.
Dividend · Rs 0.15 · XD Jul 4, 2025
Dividend of LKR 0.15/share; XD 2025-07-04; record 2025-07-06; payable 2025-07-16; FY 2025/2026
Lanka Credit & Business Finance (LCBF.N0000) will issue Rs1.5bn of five-year high-yield subordinated listed unsecured redeemable bonds at Rs100 each (2025/30) after regulatory approval; proceeds will be used to meet capital adequacy requirements.
ASPI rose 234 points (1.4%) to 17,214 on turnover of Rs.7.37bn, led by banking stocks with HNB, SAMP and COMB among top contributors. Turnover was 72% above the monthly average and foreigners recorded a net outflow of about Rs.273.6m.
Colombo bourse closed the shortened week with the ASPI up 2.9% and S&P SL20 up 3.5%, average daily turnover Rs.3.67bn, led by gains in JKH, LOLC, CARS, EBCR and SAMP; foreigners recorded a net inflow of Rs.157.2m.