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Mercantile Shipping Company PLC

MSL.N0000·Main Board

Rs171.25

−3.50 (−2.00%)

Market closedPrices for October 29Delayed 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

166.50

52-week high

795.00

171.25
Previous closeThe level at the end of the previous trading day — the baseline today's change is measured from.
174.75
Open
171.25
Day rangeThe lowest and highest level reached during today's session; the marker shows where it stands now.
171.00 – 178.00
Shares tradedHow many shares changed hands. Compare it with the usual volume: a move on heavy volume has more participants behind it.
394
1.0× 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 67.5K
12 trades
Market valueMarket capitalisation: share price × shares issued. For the market, the total value of every listed company at today's prices.
Rs 487.2M
0.01% of the whole market
Since 1 JanuaryYear to date: the change since the last close of the previous year.
−67.38%
Dividend yield
—
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.
1.21
Foreign holding
—
  • Overview
  • News
  • Board
  • Dividends
  • Announcements
  • Profile

Price history

Full chart with events
2026-10-29O 171.25H 178.00L 171.00C 171.25−2.00%Vol 394
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In plain words

What the chart above shows, measured. Not advice.

  • The price is below its 50-day average (Rs 189.35) and its 200-day average (Rs 245.41): lower than where it has been over the last few months and the last year.
  • Momentum (RSI) is 40, between the 30 and 70 that chart readers watch: neither a fast rise nor a fast fall.
  • −11.95% over the last month, −12.40% over the last three.

If you had invested

Rs 3,251−Rs 6,749 (−67.49%)

Bought on Oct 29, 2025
19 shares at Rs 526.75
Worth today
Rs 3,251
Dividends received
—

Before brokerage and tax, counting part shares. Past prices do not tell you future ones.

Mercantile Shipping Company PLC in the news

Articles where the company or its directors are the subject, with the line that names it.

All news

No recent articles about this company.

In market reports

Where the day's market wrap named this share.

Nothing yet.

Board of directors

The directors on the company's board today.

  • H.A.R.K. Wickramatileke

    ChairmanNon-executive

  • T. Kriwat

    Managing DirectorExecutive

  • C.C Wickramatileka

    Executive

  • R. E. G. Codipilly

    Independent

  • M.S.P. Gunawardena

    Non-executive

  • C. P. P. G. Hapudeniya

    Independent

  • K. Kriwat

    Non-executive

  • W. D. L. J. Kulasooriya

    Independent

  • P.A. Nandasena

    Non-executive

  • P.S.K. Watawala

    Independent

Dividends

No cash dividends announced recently.

Disclosures

  • Sep 23, 2026 · Annual general meeting - approved

  • Aug 31, 2026 · Circular to shareholders

  • Aug 31, 2026 · Annual general meeting - initial

  • May 21, 2026 · Dealings by directors

    Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft - sale of shares

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 20, 2026 · Dealings by directors

    Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft - sale of shares

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 19, 2026 · Dealings by directors

    Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft - sale of shares

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 19, 2026 · Dealings by directors

    Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft - sale of shares

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 4, 2026 · Dealings by directors

    Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft - sale of shares

    Filing (PDF)

  • Apr 30, 2026 · Dealings by directors

    Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft - sale of shares

    Filing (PDF)

  • Apr 24, 2026 · Dealings by directors

    Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft - sale of shares

    Filing (PDF)

Directors' dealings

Directors buying and selling their own companies' shares.

  • May 20, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold500 shares at Rs 200.00≈ Rs 100K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 19, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold200 shares at Rs 202.00≈ Rs 40.4K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 19, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold204 shares at Rs 201.00≈ Rs 41K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 19, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold100 shares at Rs 200.50≈ Rs 20.1K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 19, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold1,545 shares at Rs 200.00≈ Rs 309K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 19, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold501 shares at Rs 200.25≈ Rs 100.3K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 18, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold480 shares at Rs 211.00≈ Rs 101.3K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 18, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold426 shares at Rs 210.00≈ Rs 89.5K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 18, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold15 shares at Rs 208.00≈ Rs 3.1K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

  • May 18, 2026

    Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat

    Sold742 shares at Rs 205.00≈ Rs 152.1K

    Through Mr. Thomas Michael Kriwat has relevant interest in Reederei Eugen Friederich Gmbh Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

    Filing (PDF)

About the company

In the company's own words.

Ship owning, Operating and connected Forwarding activities.

Established
1981
Listed
January 1, 1983
ISIN
LK0121N00000
Shares issued
2,844,990
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.
23.00 – 820.50
Company secretaries
Managers & Secretaries (PVT) Ltd,No. 10, Gothami Road, Colombo 08.
Auditors
Messrs. Ernst & Young

Contact

  • 108, Aluthmawatha Road, Colombo 15
  • 0114489900
  • [email protected]
  • www.mercmarine.net

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