Colombo Stock Exchange
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) (Sinhala: කොළඹ ව්යාපාර වස්තු හුවමාරුව, romanized: Kolamba Vyapara Vasthu Huvamaruva; Tamil: கொழும்பு பங்கு பரிவர்த்தனை) is the main stock exchange in Sri Lanka that utilizes an electronic trading platform. The CSE headquarters have been located at the World Trade Center (Colombo) Towers in Colombo since 1995, and it has regional branches in Kandy, Jaffna, Negombo, Matara, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura and Ratnapura. The CSE trades 296 companies representing 20 business sectors, as of 25 January 2021, with a combined market capitalization of 3,699 billion Sri Lankan rupees.
| කොළඹ ව්යාපාර වස්තු හුවමාරුව கொழும்பு பங்கு பரிவர்த்தனை | |
| Type | Stock Exchange |
|---|---|
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Founded | 1896 (as Share Brokers Association) 1985 (as Colombo Stock Exchange) |
| Key people | Dumith Fernando (Chairman) Rajiva Bandaranaike (CEO) |
| Currency | LKR |
| No. of listings | 296 companies representing 19 business sectors (as at 31 October 2021) |
| Market cap | Rs 5,489 billion (2021) |
| Indices | All Share Price Index (ASPI) S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index (S&P SL20) |
| Website | www |
On 1 September 2021, turnover surpassed 14 billion and the All Share Price Index (ASPI) surpassed 9000 points for the first time when it closed at a record high of 9,163.13 points.