Amid the escalating tensions surrounding the US-Iran conflict, the selling pressure emerged in the secondary market as the ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 311.0/20 to the US dollar in the spot market Tuesday, slightly improving from 311.60/90 the previous day, dealers said, while bond yields dropped in ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Prime Minister, on a visit to the Philippines, has held bilateral meetings to strengthen cooperation in education, skills development, and agricultural research. Harini ...

Iran vowed Tuesday to continue missile attacks 'as long as necessary,' rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the ...

CSE trading registered a marked decline yesterday after opening, as global oil prices jumped over 20 percent, topping US $100 a barrel amid the war in West Asia, market analysts said. The All Share ...

Sri Lanka, March 9 -- Global oil prices climbed sharply during the week from March 3-6, 2026, surpassing USD90 per barrel amid mounting concerns over supply disruptions linked to the escalating ...

Fuel prices have surged across Asia and traders are struggling to secure alternative supplies as the escalating Iran war curtails shipments from key Middle Eastern suppliers. The US and Israeli ‌air ...

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Schools shut, fuel cap, austerity measures in offing as US-Israeli war on Iran deepens with oil producers declaring force ...

Iran named Khamenei's son Mojtaba as the Supreme Leader, defying US President Donald Trump's warning. Israel said it will ...

COLOMBO, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka increased retail fuel prices from midnight Monday amid the rollercoaster ride of global crude oil prices caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the ...