2018 Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) Holidays

Check 2018 holidays for Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka. Also check the trading hours for the CSE.

Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) Holidays – 2018

No Date Holiday
1 January – 1, Monday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
2 January – 15, Monday Tamil Thai Pongal Holiday
(Observed)
3 January – 31, Wednesday Navam Full Moon Poya Day
4 February – 5, Monday National Day Holiday
(Observed)
5 February – 13, Tuesday Maha Shivaratri
6 March – 1, Thursday Madin Full Moon Poya Day
7 March – 30, Friday Good Friday
8 April – 13, Friday Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
9 April – 20, Friday Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
(Half Day)
10 April – 30, Monday Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
(Vesak Day (Buddha Purnima))
11 May – 1, Tuesday May Day
12 May – 22, Tuesday Eid al-Adha *
13 May – 29, Tuesday Adi-Poson Full Moon Poya Day
14 June – 15, Friday Eid-ul-Fitr *
15 June – 27, Wednesday Poson Full Moon Poya Day
16 July – 27, Friday Esala Full Moon Poya Day
17 September – 24, Monday Binara Full Moon Poya Day
18 October – 24, Wednesday Vap Full Moon Poya Day
19 November – 6, Tuesday Diwali Festival Day
20 November – 20, Tuesday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
21 November – 22, Thursday Ill Full Moon Poya Day
22 December – 25, Tuesday Christmas
* Date subject to change with appearance of the moon.
Tamil Thai Pongal Holiday and National Day falls on Sundays, so these holidays are observed on Monday.

Trading Session –

The Exchange is open for continuous trading from Monday to Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
The CSE trading sessions are as follows:

Colombo Stock Exchange – Trading Hours

Session Time
Open Auction Call 9:00 – 9:30
Regular Trading 9:30 – 14:30
Market Close 14:30