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30/05/2026

Celebrating Vesak Full Moon Poya Day 2026! ☸️

Today marks the profound Thrice-Blessed Day, honoring the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of the Buddha. May this sacred time inspire us to fill our hearts and our communities with compassion and kindness. Have a truly peaceful and harmonious day! 🌕

28/05/2026

Eid al-Adha 2026 is more than a holiday; it is a profound reminder of ultimate devotion, faith, and selfless sacrifice. 🌟

This sacred day honors the beautiful legacy of looking beyond ourselves, giving back, and prioritizing community welfare. ✨

Wishing you a blessed, peaceful, and joyful Eid al-Adha! May your holiday be filled with safe travels, restful moments, and happy celebrations with those who matter most. 🌙💙

25/05/2026

🚨 A Historic Shift on the CSE! 👑

Dialog Axiata PLC has officially taken the crown as the largest listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange by market capitalization, hitting an impressive 367.09 Billion LKR.

This marks a massive milestone in Sri Lanka’s corporate landscape, highlighting the growing dominance of the tech and telecommunications sector over traditional market heavyweights.
Check out the latest Top 6 market leaders shaping our economy today in our newest market snapshot. 📊👇

13/05/2026

Industrial Asphalts (ASPH.N0000): The Speculative Illusion 🏗️📉
Is the recent 40% surge a breakout or a structural trap? We’ve conducted a 20-page forensic teardown to separate market momentum from fundamental reality.

While speculative volume has pushed the counter to LKR 0.70, our institutional-grade DCF-SOTP hybrid analysis reveals an operational floor of just LKR 0.05. The market is currently pricing in a massive premium on the LKR 1.31 Billion Peliyagoda property sale resolution—ignoring years of core cash burn and an engineered liquidity trap.

Inside the Forensic Report:
* The Anatomy of a Pump: Deconstructing the May 2026 volume anomalies.  
* Fundamental Decay: Why core EBIT margins remain in deeply negative territory.  
* The NAV Anchor: Assessing the realistic upside of the LKR 1.31B asset liquidation.  
* The Liquidity Trap: How the historical 1:4500 sub-division creates an inescapable exit hazard for retail investors.  
In a market driven by operators, data is your only defense.

Read the full institutional research report for the complete quantitative breakdown. 📄👇

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UT5xXzo8sH4c5U8AstReNus1AGu51E7cEssMeQNxyHc/edit?usp=sharing

12/05/2026

Behind every sold cup and every packet was a moment we’ll always remember 🍍✨
The laughter, the rush, the memories, that’s what made it special.

10/05/2026

Success is never a solo journey. It’s built on the “north star” guidance only a mother can provide. Today is special because it acknowledges the woman who stood on the cliffside with us, pointing toward the horizon before we even knew we could reach it. Your belief is our fuel. 🌅💛

03/05/2026

🚨 SIAT Market Insight: Ceylon Grain Elevators (CSE: GRAN)

The market is mispricing one of Sri Lanka’s biggest agricultural monopolies. 🐔💰
At a CMP of LKR 460, $GRAN is trading at distressed valuations, completely ignoring their massive ~LKR 12.8 Billion cash pile.

We ran a deep-dive Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP) DCF to separate the bank account from the core business. The result? The actual chicken/feed operation is trading at an EV/EBITDA of

02/05/2026

🍏 APPLE DEFIES GRAVITY IN A SPLIT TECH EARNINGS SEASON 📊

Big Tech delivered huge revenues, but market reactions were mixed.

🟢 Apple ($AAPL – $111B)
Strong iPhone + Services, plus a $100B buyback and dividend hike. Capital allocation carried.

🟢 Alphabet ($GOOGL – $109.9B)
Stock jumped ~10% on 63% Cloud growth. AI monetization finally showing.

🔴 Amazon ($AMZN – $181.5B) & Meta ($META – $56.3B)
Solid revenue, but punished for heavy AI CapEx hitting margins.

🟢 Microsoft ($MSFT – $82.9B)
$37B AI run rate keeps investor confidence strong.

🔮 Next up: Nvidia ($NVDA)
Expected ~$72B. The key test for AI spending.

Question: Is Big Tech overspending… or early in a bigger cycle?

01/05/2026

May Day is more than a holiday; it is a tribute to the collective voice that secured the eight-hour workday and the labor rights we rely on today. From the healthcare ward to the construction site, we celebrate the hands that build our economy and the spirit that shapes our future. 🛠️✨

Today, we honor the history and the ongoing progress of the global workforce.

30/04/2026

HSBC exits retail banking in Sri Lanka, marking a strategic shift toward corporate focus. A quiet but significant change in the country’s banking landscape.

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