*JKSB Opening Bell – News Snippets* 🔔 *11.06.2025* *Foreigners buy US$9.1mn worth Sri Lanka rupee bonds* “Foreign investors bought Sri Lanka government securities for a third straight week in the week ended on June 5, acquiring a net of more than 9.1 million dollars worth papers, Central Bank data showed.” https://economynext.com/foreigners-buy-us9-1mn-worth-sri-lanka-rupee-bonds-224833/ *Revised electricity tariffs to be announced before end of this week: PUCSL* “The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced that the revised electricity tariffs for the second half of 2025 will be released before the end of this week.” https://www.themorning.lk/articles/JAUfAjSfW9TlcFcfW2ec *Sri Lanka expects inflation to turn positive in Q3* “The Central Bank of Sri Lanka expects headline inflation to turn positive from the start of the third quarter of 2025, as energy and transport prices continue to keep inflation negative.” https://www.themorning.lk/articles/UOoK2GCUQeHNmOBEzFhg *India’s NSE IX proposes cross listings with Sri Lanka bourse* “The international arm of India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE IX) has proposed cross listings with Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange saying the mechanism will allow issuers to tap a global investor base.” https://economynext.com/indias-nse-ix-proposes-cross-listings-with-sri-lanka-bourse-224682/ *SL aims for 50% ECT completion by end 2025* “Sri Lanka expects to complete at least 50% of the construction work at the East Container Terminal (ECT) in Colombo Port by 2025, with the original completion date set for 2026, Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake said.” https://www.themorning.lk/articles/XIcT2nulIN2M1aNxOLzm *Sri Lanka welcomes over 21,000 tourists in early June* “Sri Lanka has welcomed 21,293 tourists in the first five days of June 2025, pushing the cumulative number of visitors to over the 1.05 million mark.” https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Sri-Lanka-welcomes-over-21-000-tourists-in-early-June/44-777536