John Keells Holdings PLC
JKH.N0000Capital GoodsMain Board
Rs18.20
+0.10 (+0.55%)Market closedPrices for October 30Delayed up to 15 minutesPrices are polled from the exchange every 15 minutes during the session, so what you see can be up to 15 minutes old. Not suitable for trading decisions on the minute.
52-week low
17.50
52-week high
23.40
- Previous closeThe level at the end of the previous trading day — the baseline today's change is measured from.
- 18.10
- Open
- 18.10
- Day rangeThe lowest and highest level reached during today's session; the marker shows where it stands now.
- 18.10 – 18.30
- Shares tradedHow many shares changed hands. Compare it with the usual volume: a move on heavy volume has more participants behind it.
- 1.7M
- 0.4× the 30-day average
- TurnoverThe rupee value of every share that changed hands today (price × shares, summed). Higher turnover means more money moved through the market.
- Rs 31.6M
- 344 trades
- Market valueMarket capitalisation: share price × shares issued. For the market, the total value of every listed company at today's prices.
- Rs 322.9B
- 4.44% of the whole market
- Since 1 JanuaryYear to date: the change since the last close of the previous year.
- −16.13%
- Dividend yield
- 1.65%
- BetaHow much the share has tended to move when the market moves. 1 means in step with the ASPI; above 1, more than the market; below 1, less.
- 1.00
- Foreign holding
- —
Price history
Full chart with events2026-10-30O 18.10H 18.30L 18.10C 18.20+0.55%Vol 1.7M
Blue dots mark days the company was in the news. Point at one to read the headline.
In plain words
What the chart above shows, measured. Not advice.
- The price is below its 50-day average (Rs 18.79) and its 200-day average (Rs 20.11): lower than where it has been over the last few months and the last year.
- Momentum (RSI) is 49, between the 30 and 70 that chart readers watch: neither a fast rise nor a fast fall.
- A quiet day: 0.4× its usual daily volume.
- −2.67% over the last month, −8.54% over the last three.
If you had invested
Rs 8,937−Rs 1,063 (−10.63%)
- Bought on Oct 30, 2025
- 483 shares at Rs 20.70
- Worth today
- Rs 8,792
- Dividends received
- Rs 145
Before brokerage and tax, counting part shares. Past prices do not tell you future ones.
John Keells Holdings PLC in the news
Articles where the company or its directors are the subject, with the line that names it.
No, the BYD Racco Price Was Not Cut by Rs. 2.7 Million; Rs. 8.75 Million Is a Separate Dynamic Variant
Our investigation shows that posts claiming the price of the BYD Racco electric kei car, introduced to Sri Lanka by John Keells CG Auto, was cut from Rs.
Fact CrescendoEsna Holidays Acquires Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings
…idays, a prominent and established company in the travel industry, has acquired Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings PLC, bringing one of Sri Lanka's longest-established travel management companies under the ownership of Esna Group.
DealsColombo GazetteSLYCAN Trust and Rajarata University sign MoU to strengthen climate research and collaboration
…on Hotels & Resorts හි කොළඹ හෝටල් අංශයේ ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ උප සභාපති සහ City of Dreams හි Cinnamon Life හි සාමාන්යාධිකාරී කමල් City of Dreams Sri Lanka ආරම්භ කිරීමත් සමඟ කොළඹ නගරය වෙත පැමිණෙන විදේශීය සංචාරකයන් නගරය තුළ වැඩි දින ගණනක් රඳවා තබා ගැනීමට…
Ada Derana BizEsna Holidays Acquires Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings
Leading travel company Esna Holidays, a well-known name in the industry, has acquired Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings PLC.
DealsNewsWire EnglishEsna Holidays Acquires Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings
…idays, a prominent and established company in the travel industry, has acquired Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings PLC, bringing one of Sri Lanka's longest-established travel management companies under the ownership of Esna Group.
DealsAda Derana BizEsna Holidays Takes Over Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings
Esna Holidays Takes Over Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings By: Isuru Parakrama
DealsLanka News WebEsna Holidays acquires Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings
…stablished company in the travel industry, has acquired Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings PLC Esna Holidays, a prominent and established company in the travel industry, has acquired Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings PL…
DealsHiru News - EnglishEsna Holidays acquires Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings
Esna Holidays, a leading and well established name in the travel industry, has acquired Mackinnons Travels from John Keells Holdings PLC.
DealsLanka Business Online
In market reports
Where the day's market wrap named this share.
Connections
Who John Keells Holdings PLC is linked to — by the news, its directors, its group and its sector.
- Group companies
- Sector peers
Group companies
- JKL John Keells PLC+1.57%
Sector peers
- HAYL Hayleys PLC−0.23%
- ACL ACL Cables PLC−1.99%
- SPEN Aitken Spence PLC−1.49%
Board of directors
The directors on the company's board today.
K. Balendra
ChairmanExecutive
J.G.A. Cooray
Deputy ChairmanExecutive
A. Cabraal
Non-executive
S. A. Coorey
Independent
H. M. A. Jayesinghe
Independent
M.K. Menon
Independent
R. Shukla
Independent
D.V.R.S. Fernando
Senior independent
Dividends
1.65% yield over the last 12 months at today's price.
| Per share | Ex-dividend | Payment | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rs 0.10 | Jun 5, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | Final · 2025/26 |
| Rs 0.10 | Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 26, 2026 | Interim · Financial year 2025/2026 |
| Rs 0.10 | Nov 14, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 | Interim · Financial year 2025/2026 |
Disclosures
Corporate disclosure
Annual general meeting - approved
Circular to shareholders
Annual general meeting - initial
Resignation of directors
Cash dividend
Final Dividend (Rs.0.10 per share) for the year ended 31 March 2026
Rs 0.10 a shareEx-dividend Jun 5, 2026Paid Jun 24, 2026Filing (PDF)
Corporate disclosure
Directors' dealings
Directors buying and selling their own companies' shares.
About the company
In the company's own words.
Travel & tourism, stock broking, banking, insurance, property development, real estate management, soft drinks, ice creams, processed meats, supermarketing, bunkering services & operation of a container terminal at the port of Colombo, freight forwarding, software and office automation solutions, BPO, tea & rubber broking
- Established
- 1979
- Listed
- October 23, 1986
- ISIN
- LK0092N00003
- Shares issued
- 17,741,405,405
- All-time rangePrices as they were traded. A share split or bonus issue makes old prices look much higher than today's without anyone losing money.
- 8.75 – 430.25
- Company secretaries
- Keells Consultants (Private) Ltd.
- Auditors
- Messrs. Ernst & Young
Company names, announcements and descriptions are shown in English, in the companies' own words.
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