Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC
MBSL.N0000Diversified FinancialsDiri Savi Board
Rs10.10
+0.40 (+4.12%)Market openPrices for November 5As of 1:26 PMDelayed 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
8.00
52-week high
15.70
- Previous closeThe level at the end of the previous trading day — the baseline today's change is measured from.
- 9.70
- Open
- 9.80
- Day rangeThe lowest and highest level reached during today's session; the marker shows where it stands now.
- 9.80 – 10.10
- Shares tradedHow many shares changed hands. Compare it with the usual volume: a move on heavy volume has more participants behind it.
- 264.6K
- 2.3× 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 2.6M
- 78 trades
- Market valueMarket capitalisation: share price × shares issued. For the market, the total value of every listed company at today's prices.
- Rs 5.1B
- 0.07% of the whole market
- Since 1 JanuaryYear to date: the change since the last close of the previous year.
- −20.47%
- 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.
- 1.76
- Foreign holding
- —
Price history
Full chart with events2026-11-05O 9.80H 10.10L 9.80C 10.10+4.12%Vol 264.6K
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 above its 50-day average (Rs 9.57) but below its 200-day average (Rs 11.36): better than recent months, still below the year's average.
- Momentum (RSI) is 65, between the 30 and 70 that chart readers watch: neither a fast rise nor a fast fall.
- Today's trading is 2.2× its usual daily volume: far more shares changed hands than normal.
- +12.22% over the last month, −2.88% over the last three.
If you had invested
Rs 6,966−Rs 3,034 (−30.34%)
- Bought on Nov 6, 2025
- 690 shares at Rs 14.50
- Worth today
- Rs 6,966
- Dividends received
- —
Before brokerage and tax, counting part shares. Past prices do not tell you future ones.
Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC in the news
Articles where the company or its directors are the subject, with the line that names it.
Fitch Upgrades Three Sri Lanka Bank-Owned NBFIs Following Parent Rating Upgrades; Outlooks Stable
-- Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) has been upgraded to 'AA-(lka)' from 'A(lka); Outlook Stable
Fitch upgrades 3 Sri Lanka bank-owned NBFIs following parent rating upgrades
- Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) has been upgraded to 'AA-(lka)' from 'A(lka); Outlook Stable
Nishadi Ekanayake crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2026
-- Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) has been upgraded to 'AA-(lka)' from 'A(lka); Outlook Stable
Fitch rates Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka’s Proposed subordinated debt BBB+(EXP)(lka)
Fitch Ratings - Singapore/Colombo: Fitch Ratings has assigned Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC's (MBSL, A(lka)/Stable) proposed Sri Lankan rupee-denominated subordinated listed debentures of up to LKR1 billion an expected National L…
Fitch Rates Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka’s Proposed Subordinated Debt ‘BBB+(EXP)(lka)’
Fitch Ratings has assigned Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC's (MBSL, A(lka)/Stable) proposed Sri Lankan rupee-denominated subordinated listed debentures of up to LKR1 billion an expected National Long-Term Rating of 'BBB+(EXP)(lka)'…
MBSL proposes Rs.1 Bn five-year debenture issue
Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) has announced plans to issue up to 10 million unsecured subordinated redeemable five-yea Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) has announced plans to issue up to 10 million unsecured…
DebenturesHiru News - EnglishManageable impact on Sri Lanka lenders’ capital from higher gold-loan risk weights: Fitch
…more limited effects of 5bp-80bp.For HNB Finance PLC (HNBF, A(lka)/Stable) and Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL, A(lka)/Stable), these changes will add pressure to already strained capital bases, while Mercantile Investments…
In market reports
Where the day's market wrap named this share.
Connections
Who Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC is linked to — by the news, its directors, its group and its sector.
- In the news together
- Sector peers
In the news together
4 articles about both · “Fitch Upgrades Three Sri Lanka Bank-Owned NBFIs Following Parent Rating Upgrades; Outlooks Stable”
2 articles about both · “Fitch Upgrades Three Sri Lanka Bank-Owned NBFIs Following Parent Rating Upgrades; Outlooks Stable”
- COMB Commercial Bank+2.36%
2 articles about both · “Fitch Upgrades Three Sri Lanka Bank-Owned NBFIs Following Parent Rating Upgrades; Outlooks Stable”
- HNBF HNB Finance PLC+1.32%
1 article about both · “Manageable impact on Sri Lanka lenders’ capital from higher gold-loan risk weights: Fitch”
Sector peers
- LOFC LOLC Finance PLC+2.08%
- LFIN LB Finance PLC+0.98%
Board of directors
The directors on the company's board today.
A. M. A. Perera
ChairmanNon-executive
W.P.R.P.H. Fonseka
Chief Executive Officer
H.M.P.B. Herath
Independent
A. J. Ismail
Non-executive
G A Jayashantha
Non-executive
R. M. N. Jeewantha
Non-executive
M. A. Niyarepola
Independent
I. S. N. Perera
Non-executive
R.D. Fernando
Senior independent
Board changes
From the company's own notices, newest first.
- Mr. H P K Silva · Resigned from the boardAugust 14, 2026
- Mr. Idangodage Sampath Niranjana Perera · Appointed to the boardAugust 7, 2026
- Mr. Mangala Ashinsana Niyarepola · Appointed to the boardAugust 6, 2026
- Mr. H K D W M D K Hapuhinna · Stepped down as CEOJuly 16, 2026
- Mr. Warnasooriya Patabendige Russel Padmaraj Hemath Fonseka · Became CEOJuly 2, 2026
- Mr. Herath Mudiyanselage Priyantha Bandara Herath · Appointed to the boardOctober 14, 2025
Dividends
No cash dividends announced recently.
Disclosures
Rating review
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE FITCH RATING REVIEW OF MERCHANT BANK OF SRI LANKA & FINANCE PLC (MBSL)
Debenture issue
Corporate disclosure
Notification on the listing of shares
Appointment of directors
APPOINTMENTS OF MR. MANGALA ASHINSANA NIYAREPOLA AND MR. IDANGODAGE SAMPATH NIRANJANA PERERA TO THE BOARD OF MERCHANT BANK OF SRI LANKA & FINANCE PLC (MBSL)
Directors' dealings
Directors buying and selling their own companies' shares.
About the company
In the company's own words.
Corporate Finance, Capital Market Operations, Leasing, Trade Finance & other Merchant Banking Functions.
- Established
- 1982
- Listed
- January 4, 1991
- ISIN
- LK0186N00003
- Shares issued
- 524,539,637
- 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.
- 1.25 – 168.00
- Company secretaries
- Ms. E J P G Nadeeka Telephone number : 0114711708 Fax : 0114711742
- Auditors
- Auditor General
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