Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC
MERC.R0000Diversified FinancialsDiri Savi Board
Rs1.40
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52-week low
0.10
52-week high
1.90
- Previous closeThe level at the end of the previous trading day — the baseline today's change is measured from.
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- Open
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- Day rangeThe lowest and highest level reached during today's session; the marker shows where it stands now.
- 0.90 – 1.90
- Shares tradedHow many shares changed hands. Compare it with the usual volume: a move on heavy volume has more participants behind it.
- 8.4M
- 6.1× 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.
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- Market valueMarket capitalisation: share price × shares issued. For the market, the total value of every listed company at today's prices.
- Rs 103.7B
- Since 1 JanuaryYear to date: the change since the last close of the previous year.
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- Dividend yield
- 0.79%
- 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.
- 1.13
- Foreign holding
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Price history
Full chart with events2026-05-14O 1.40H 1.90L 0.90C 1.40+7.69%Vol 8.4M
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Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC in the news
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Connections
Who Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC is linked to — by the news, its directors, its group and its sector.
- Sector peers
Sector peers
- LOLC LOLC Holdings PLC−3.66%
- LFIN L B Finance PLC−0.70%
Board of directors
The directors on the company's board today.
P.D.D. Perera
ChairmanIndependent
G.G. Ondaatjie
Managing Director
T.J. Ondaatjie
Executive
A.M. Ondaatjie
Executive
A. L. N Dias
Independent
G.A.F. Marshall
Independent
B.P. Morris
Independent
S.S.J. Patabendige
Independent
M.K.S. Pieris
Non-executive
E.D. Wickramasuriya
Independent
E.W.V.A. Wijesinghe
Independent
S.H. Jayasuriya
Director - Finance
Dividends
0.79% yield over the last 12 months at today's price.
| Per share | Ex-dividend | Payment | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rs 0.17 | Jan 5, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 | Interim · 2025/2026 |
Disclosures
Annual general meeting - approved
Directors' dealings
Directors buying and selling their own companies' shares.
About the company
In the company's own words.
The company has filed no description.
- Established
- 1964
- Listed
- June 2, 2011
- ISIN
- LK0379R00005
- Shares issued
- 0
- 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.
- 0.10 – 1.90
- Company secretaries
- Mrs. Deepika Sonali Pethiyagoda
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young
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