SriLanka, Nov. 14 -- Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC reported some solid performance for the three months to September 2025, with the bank taking the mantle of becoming the first Sri Lankan bank to have a market capitalisation exceeding US $ 1.0 billion.

The bank gave the most amount of loans - Rs.170.56 billion during the quarter, bringing the nine-month growth in new loans to an unprecedented Rs.370.80 billion, which translated into a 24.9 percent growth.

Against this backdrop, the bank reported a net interest income of Rs.34.67 billion for the July-September quarter, up 14.21 percent from a year ago. The bank's share ended at Rs.216.75 yesterday when the banking sector was among the leading contributors to the turnover.

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