𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒎 𝑴𝒐𝒊𝒏.

𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒎 𝑴𝒐𝒊𝒏.

6/12/2025, 4:50:47 AM

*BRS News Flash 12.06.2025:* • The Colombo Bourse ended the day in green, with the benchmark ASPI index gaining 157.36 points (+0.90%), closing at 17,657.60, while the more liquid S&P SL20 index up by 77.21 points (+1.48%) to close at 5,286.16. Counters such as JKH, HNB, NDB, DFCC, and SAMP led the ASPI's appreciation. 📈🔝 *Source:* https://research.bartleetreligare.com/reports/brs-traders-daily-digest-11062025-1207 • The LOLC Finance PLC (LOFC) Board of Directors in order to optimise its shareholder value while maintaining the company’s financial stability, has resolved to repurchase 3,519,065,138 shares at Rs. 6 each in a deal worth Rs. 21.1 billion. 💼💰 *Source:* https://www.ft.lk/front-page/LOFC-announces-mega-Rs-21-b-share-buy-back-offer/44-777634 • Hela Apparel Holdings PLC (HAH) has announced further progress in its ongoing strategic restructuring of its global operations. 👕📤 *Source:* https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Hela-Apparel-divests-two-subsidiaries-for-Rs-2-7-b-as-part-of-ongoing-restructuring/44-777632 • State-run Ceylon Electricity Board was given the go ahead to raise tariffs by 15 percent from June 12, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka said. 💡⬆️ *Source:* https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-electricity-tariff-hiked-15-pct-from-june-12-224987/ • Sri Lanka is expected to outperform its fiscal target for the third consecutive year in 2025, as more vehicle import duties enter the coffers, the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) said. 🇱🇰📈 *Source:* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/6NSMvlkiPGhPATjbqXOh • Sri Lanka’s tea auction prices have become increasingly misaligned with rising labour costs, as prices at auctions have at times declined due to market volatility, even as wages have continued to rise, said Kelani Valley Plantations PLC and Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC Managing Director Roshan Rajadurai, at a conference organised by Regenagri in Colombo yesterday (11). ☕💰 *Source:* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/alEwHCEzxz8pmtAZmTTT *BRS Equity Research*

𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒎 𝑴𝒐𝒊𝒏.

6/11/2025, 4:23:32 AM

*BRS News Flash 11.06.2025* • The Colombo Bourse ended the day in green, with the benchmark ASPI index gaining 105.79 points (+0.61%) to reach a new all-time high of 17,500.24. 📈 🌟 🇱🇰 Source: https://research.bartleetreligare.com/reports/traders-daily-digest-09062025-1206 • The International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Dr. Gita Gopinath is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from 15 to 16 June 2025. 🌍 🤝 📅 Source: https://www.ft.lk/front-page/IMF-s-First-Deputy-MD-to-visit-Sri-Lanka/44-777585 • Committed to uplifting Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector by enabling safer, higher-quality packaging, storage, and transport of agricultural produce, Ratna Polysack was founded decades ago as a visionary initiative by Mr. Mithrapala Lankeshwara, the Founder and Chairman of the Ratna Group of Companies. 🚜 📦 🌾 Source: https://www.themorning.lk/articles/rOFpfLed8qAM55mJAbdP • Sri Lanka’s tourism sector witnessed a robust start to June, with arrivals in the first five days surging by 35.92 percent year-on-year to 21,293. This marks a significant increase from the 15,666 tourists who arrived during the same period in 2024. 🛬📊 📈 Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/June-tourist-arrivals-surge-but-monthly-target-faces-steep-climb/108-311210 • DFCC Bank PLC has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first foreign corporate to list a bond on India’s National Stock Exchange - International Exchange (NSE IX) at GIFT City. 🌱 💸 🇮🇳 Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/DFCC-Bank-makes-history-with-green-bond-listing-on-Indias-NSE-IX/273-311209 • Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has stressed that the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB) must benchmark its practices against leading global and regional peers to stay ahead of the evolving trends in credit risk management and financial system regulation. 🏦 🌐 📝 Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Central-Bank-calls-for-CRIB-to-align-with-global-credit-reporting-standards/108-311132 • The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) yesterday moved to reassure the shipping industry an end to operational shutdowns at the East Container Terminal (ECT) previously required for construction. 🚢 ✅ 🔧Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/No-further-operational-halts-at-East-Container-Terminal-SLPA/108-311211 *BRS Equity Research*

𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒎 𝑴𝒐𝒊𝒏.

5/16/2025, 4:24:48 AM

*BRS News Flash 16.05.2025:* • The Colombo Bourse ended the day in green, with the benchmark ASPI index gaining 183.55 points (+1.14%), closing at 16,314.79, while the more liquid S&P SL20 index up by 61.60 points (+1.30%) to close at 4,795.63. Counters such as MELS, SAMP, COMB, SPEN, and HAYL led the ASPI's appreciation. 📈⬆️ *Source:* https://research.bartleetreligare.com/reports/traders-daily-digest-15052025-1160 • Sri Lanka’s top three private banks’ non-performing loan (NPL) ratio averaged at 3% at the end of the first quarter (as at 31 March), compared to the average of 5% during the same period of the previous year, financial statements showed. 📉🏦 *Source:* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/cYq6lkpFOqueKC2EKTHq • Sri Lanka has the potential to undertake electronics and electrical goods manufacturing for Japanese businesses, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Country Representative Hiroki Oi told The Daily Morning Business yesterday. 🇯🇵💼 *Source:* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/FuKQWGnoNNjZLyDTX9xH • Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board has made a loss 18 billion rupees in the March 2025 quarter, after the regulator forced a steeper tariff cut than proposed by the, utility in the last revision. 💡💰 *Source:* https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-ceb-makes-rs18bn-loss-in-march-quarter-after-regulator-cuts-price-221012/ • Sri Lanka has signed the amendments to the seven Lines of Credit and four Buyers’ Credit Facilities and a total of $930.8 million worth loans were restructured, the Finance Ministry said. 🤝💵 *Source:* https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-says-signed-930-8-mln-debt-restructuring-deal-with-indian-exim-bank-220985/ *BRS Equity Research*

𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒎 𝑴𝒐𝒊𝒏.

5/15/2025, 3:46:07 AM

*BRS News Flash 15.05.2025* •  Sri Lanka stocks rallied past the Colombo All Share Price Index’s psychological 16,000 mark on Wednesday after the exchange opened for regular trading following a long holiday week. The ASPI rose 1.63 percent, or 259.93 points to close up at 16,176.10. The index surpassed the 16,000 mark for the first time after April 2. Diversified financials pushed the S&P SL20 to close 1.95 percent higher, or 90.71 points up at 4,748.51.📈🚀📊 Source : https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-stocks-rally-as-global-trade-war-slows-220746/ • The Colombo Port has seen an increase in transshipment vessels in the past few weeks bound to Pakistani ports due to port access restrictions imposed by India. 🚢 🇵🇰 ⚓ Source : https://www.themorning.lk/articles/84GP3nnZ8LjLkaSWvvAL • National Development Bank PLC (NDB/the Bank) recently released its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025) to the Colombo Stock Exchange, reflecting solid growth in line with the revival of economic activity and rising private sector credit demand. 🏦📊💰 Source : https://www.dailynews.lk/2025/05/15/business/777980/ndb-pre-tax-profits-surge-by-118-to-rs-4-bn/#google_vignette • Nations Trust Bank PLC reported strong financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2025, achieving a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 4 billion, up 8% YoY. 💼🏦📈 Source : https://www.dailynews.lk/2025/05/15/business/777993/nations-trust-bank-posts-rs-4bn-pat-in-1q-2025/ • The licensed commercial banks have accelerated their pace of credit to the private sector in recent times, as the borrowing rates stay low while the economy picks up steam, generating demand for fresh credit from individuals and businesses. 💳 🏗️ 💸 Source : https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-main/Credit-to-private-sector-accelerates-to-Rs-173bn/245-308932 • Industry analysts observing Sri Lanka’s tourism performance in early May suggested that the island nation was experiencing a robust recovery, further solidifying its position as a preferred destination in South Asia. ✈️🏝️📈 Source : https://www.themorning.lk/articles/yP3qAzdJHMIUCcPZDB3F • Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank of Ceylon has reported profits of 14.97 billion rupees, up 38.5 percent from a year ago, helped net interest income growth amid an expansion in credit and other operating income, interim accounts show. 💼📈💵 Source : https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-commercial-bank-net-up-38-pct-in-march-quarter-220852/ • Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank profits grew 135 percent in the March 2025 quarter to 8.92 billion rupees, helped by forex gains on depreciation and capital gains on rupee bonds, interim accounts show. 🏦🔼📊 Source : https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-sampath-bank-net-up-149-pct-in-march-quarter-220839/ • Sri Lanka has sold 173 billion rupees of Treasury bills, with yields flat across maturities, data from the state debt office showed. 💵📄📉 Source : https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-sells-rs173-in-treasury-bills-mostly-longer-term-yields-flat-220737/ • A high-level Sri Lanka-China Trade and Investment Forum will be held in Colombo on May 30, hosted by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Commerce of Sri Lanka, together with the Sri Lanka – China Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber, and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products. 🇱🇰🇨🇳🏛️ Source : https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/business-news/Sri-Lanka-China-Trade-Investment-Forum-to-welcome-high-level-delegation/273-308925 • Vehicle sellers in Sri Lanka are currently grappling with an overwhelming demand for new vehicles, despite the persistently high prices of imported units, the Vehicle Importers' Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) President Prasad Manage said. 🚗📈💸 Source : https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Massive-demand-for-new-vehicles-continues-despite-soaring-price/108-308902 *BRS Equity Research*