Thursday October 23 2025
News Source: Global Exchanges
Focus: Holidays and Opening Hours and suspensions
Type: General
Country: Sri Lanka
On 22ndOctober 2025, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) issued circular on holidays for 2026 are as follows:
| CSE HOLIDAYS FOR 2026 | ||
| Month | Date | Holiday |
| January | 01st Thursday | CSE Customary Holiday |
| 15th Thursday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | |
| February | 4th Wednesday | Independence Day |
| March | 02nd Monday | Medin Full Moon Poya Day |
| April | 01st Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 03rd Friday | Good Friday | |
| 13th Monday | Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | |
| 14th Tuesday | Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | |
| 30th Thursday | Additional Half holiday in lieu of Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day falling on Saturday | |
| May | 01st Friday | May Day (International Workers’ Day) Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 28th Thursday | Id-Ul-Allah (Hadji Festival Day) | |
| June | 29th Monday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| July | 29th Wednesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| August | 26th Wednesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) |
| 27th Thursday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | |
| November | 24th Tuesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| December | 23rd Wednesday | Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day |
| 25th Friday | Christmas Day | |
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