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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will attend the Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2025 on Dec 2 for a fireside chat on the government's economic rebuilding plans. The two-day summit (Dec 2-3) has drawn over 850 participants and includes sponsors/partners such as Sunshine Holdings, Dialog and Hayleys.

Colombo market ended a three-day decline as ASPI rose 0.77% (174.03 pts) to 22,819.91 and S&P SL20 gained 0.30% to 6,298.75. Market turnover exceeded Rs.4bn with banking counters (led by Hatton National Bank and DFCC) dominating activity while foreign investors were net sellers of ~Rs.213.2m.

Colombo Stock Exchange rebounded 0.77% as the ASPI rose 175.03 points to 22,819.91 and the S&P SL20 climbed 0.30%; investor interest was strong in food, beverage and tobacco names. Top contributors included Ceylinco Holdings, NDB, Melstacorp, Browns Investments and Sunshine Holdings, while turnover fell to 4.06 billion rupees.

The Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2025 (Dec 2–3) is sold out with over 850 participants, including 100+ international delegates. Session and partnership sponsors include Sunshine Holdings, Dialog Axiata and Hayleys (Hayleys Advantis); sessions cover trade, investment, renewable energy, tourism, finance and technology.

Alliance Finance called the 10,000th tender on Green Tape, which has processed over Rs. 30 billion in procurements. The digital procurement platform named Leosys as the successful bidder and lists Sunshine Holdings among its adopters.

Green Tape executed its 10,000th digital tender — called by Alliance Finance Company PLC — and has processed over Rs. 30 billion in procurements. The platform links 50+ buyers and 4,500+ suppliers, with adopters including Sunshine Holdings PLC.

Colombo bourse rose on Budget optimism as ASPI gained 0.98% (225 pts) and S&P SL20 rose 1.13%; banking led activity (23% of turnover) and key positive contributors included SFCL, COMB, SAMP, HNB and VONE, with DFCC, LAUGFS and Bogala among high-turnover winners.

Sunshine Holdings PLC reported consolidated revenue of Rs. 32.3 billion in 1H FY26, up 7.4% YoY, and group EBIT rose 18.6% to Rs. 5.5 billion with gross margin expanding to 31.9%. Healthcare remained the largest revenue contributor while Agribusiness (Watawala Plantations) saw revenue up 21.9% and sharply improved margins.

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Sunshine Holdings reported consolidated 1HFY26 revenue of LKR 32.3bn, up 7.4% YoY, and group EBIT rose 18.6% to LKR 5.5bn. Healthcare contributed 53.7% of revenue; agribusiness (Watawala) revenue rose 21.9%, and gross profit margin expanded 153bps to 31.9%.

The ASPI briefly crossed an all-time high of 23,000 before dipping and closed at 22,953.49, up 0.11% (25.18 points). Turnover topped Rs.4.4bn with net foreign outflows of ~Rs.485.4m and heavy participation in counters including Aitken Spence, Colombo Dockyard, Sunshine and Commercial Bank.

CSE ASPI closed up 0.11% at 22,953.49 while the S&P SL20 dipped 0.05% to 6,249.28. Top contributors were Senkadagala Finance (up 25%), Sunshine Holdings, Colombo Dockyard, Cargills and Aitken Spence, with market turnover down to 4.4 billion rupees.

The Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2025 will be held 2–3 December in Colombo with international speakers and sponsors/partners including Sunshine Holdings, Dialog Axiata and Hayleys, focusing on reform, investment-led growth and topics such as clean energy, logistics and tourism.

The Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2025 will be held Dec 2–3 at the Shangri‑La Colombo, featuring international speakers on reform, investment, green logistics and climate finance. Event sponsors/partners include Sunshine Holdings, Hayleys (Hayleys Advantis) and Dialog.

SLEIS 2025 will feature a 'Capital Markets: Catalyst for Growth' session on Dec 2-3 to explore how equity and debt markets can finance Sri Lanka's growth; keynote by Ruchir Desai and a panel including NDB Capital, Commercial Bank, Colombo Stock Exchange and First Capital, with sponsors such as Dialog, Hayleys and Sunshine.

Sri Lanka will host the World Marketing Forum in Colombo from Nov 11–16, 2025, attracting delegates from 50+ countries and 150+ international investors; sponsors include Sunshine Holdings and the Colombo Stock Exchange, and the programme features an expo and a bell-ringing ceremony at the CSE.

Colombo market dipped as ASPI fell 0.3% and S&P SL20 fell 0.4% on turnover of Rs.7.3bn, with foreign investors net sellers of Rs.196.2m. Banking counters and conglomerates saw profit-taking while food retail and capital goods recorded high turnover and mixed price moves.

Colombo Stock Exchange closed down after 15 consecutive days of gains, with the All Share down 0.29% at 22,097.99 and the S&P SL20 down 0.46% at 6,163.22; turnover was Rs 7.32bn and banks led activity. Top contributors included Bukit Darah, Sunshine Holdings, Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank and Carson Cumberbatch.

Colombo Stock Exchange extended its rally into an 11th session as the ASPI rose 0.47% (102.30 pts) to 21,778.60 with turnover of Rs. 6.27 billion and foreign net outflows of Rs. 362.2 million. Top contributors included DIMO, BUKI, CCS, MELS, WATA and SUN, with gains also in CHOT and PKME.

The Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry held its 17th AGM on 26 September; M. Raghuraman was re-elected president and Lanka IOC MD Dipak Das was elected a vice-president. Panelists urged deeper India–Sri Lanka cooperation in energy, digital infrastructure and trade; committee includes Hemas, John Keells, Lanka Ashok Leyland, PGP Glass, Sunshine and TAL Lanka Hotels.

SLEIS 2025 will be held 2–3 December at the Shangri-La Colombo and includes a Day One session, 'The New Age of Diversified Exports', focused on broadening Sri Lanka's export base into cinnamon, seafood, electronics, minerals and advanced manufacturing. Sponsors and partners include Hayleys (logistics), Sunshine Holdings and Dialog.

The Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry held its 17th AGM on 26 Sep 2025; M. Raghuraman was re-elected President and Dipak Das (MD, Lanka IOC) and Krishna Selvanathan were elected Vice Presidents. The ILCCI committee includes Hemas, Lanka Ashok Leyland, PGP Glass, Sunshine and TAL Lanka Hotels among others.

The ASPI closed at 21,599, rising 0.36% (78 points) on the day and finishing the week up 2.4% (S&P SL20 up 1.9% for the week). Turnover was Rs.6.02bn yesterday (week avg daily Rs.7.11bn); capital goods led turnover and top contributors included Hemas, Melstacorp, Commercial Bank, CIC, Gran, Sunshine, Kelani Cables and John Keells.

Colombo ASPI rose 0.36% to 21,598.99, led by gains in Dialog Axiata, Hemas Holdings, Ceylon Grain Elevators, Sunshine Holdings and Kelani Cables, with market turnover at 6 billion rupees.

Sunshine Holdings' CSR arm opened its 23rd RO water treatment plant at Helambawatawana, Chilaw, supplying safe water to over 1,300 students and more than 2,000 villagers. The Diyasarana initiative has now reached over 35,000 people with plants processing 5,000–10,000 litres daily.

Ten corporates, including SPEN.N0000, LOLC.N0000, CARS.N0000, SUN.N0000, PKME.N0000 and DIMO.N0000, sponsored the Daily FT-CICRA 11th Annual Cyber Security Summit to provide cybersecurity training to over 100 state university students.

SLEIS 2025 Day Two will host a Dec 3 panel 'Where Sri Lanka Stands and What Comes Next?' to assess the country's investment climate, featuring BOI Chairman Arjuna Herath, CSE Chairman Dimuthu Abeyesekera and moderated by Dialog Axiata CEO Supun Weerasinghe; Sunshine Holdings and Dialog are listed sponsors/partners.

The Colombo market closed with the ASPI at 20,992, up 16 points, on turnover of Rs.5.6 billion; weekly ASPI and S&P SL20 fell 0.03% and 1.19% respectively. Property, capital-goods and consumer services stocks led turnover while select hotels and developers saw mixed flows and sizable corporate stake transactions were reported.

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).

The ASPI rose about 7% in August, closing the month at 20,997.36 after a 197.10-point (0.95%) gain on the final day. Top contributors included Ceylinco Holdings, Senkadagala Finance and Richard Pieris; turnover was around Rs.7.4bn, led by consumer services and financials, with foreign net inflows of Rs.184.1m.