Category: Markets
Sri Lanka stocks close higher at 0.02-pct
May 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher at 0.02 percent with active trading seen in the livestock and some baking sector stocks, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 1.16 points higher at 7,213.63 up 0.02 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 6.72 points higher at 4,065.34 up 0.17 percent. […]
Sri Lanka stocks close flat
May 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed flat with investors continuing to take profits, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 0.43 points lower at 7,212.47 down 0.01 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 0.77 points lower at 4,058.77 down 0.02 percent. Turnover was 633.7 million rupees down from 1.16 billion […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.3-pct
May 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher at 0.29 percent, helped by yesterday’s Treasury Bill yield drop, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 20.61 points higher at 7,212.90 up 0.29 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 3.63 points higher at 4,062.61 higher 0.09 percent. Turnover was 1.16 billion rupees […]
Sri Lanka CDS to host regional training seminar for depositories
May 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Central Depository Systems (CDS) is to host the annual cross training seminar of the Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depository Group (ACG) in Colombo.CDS, a fully owned subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange will host the event for the first time next Tuesday and Wednesday, CSE said in a statement. […]
“Investing in stock market is risky business”: Ceylon Tobacco Company
May 05, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Tobacco Company said even though investing in the stock market is a risky business, returns are high.“Investing in the stock market is a risky business, but you can get a high return if you understand what you are doing and invest in the right companies,” Felicio Ferraz, […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.32-pct
May 05, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher at 0.32 per cent, with the banking and apparel sector stocks trading actively, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 23.11 points higher at 7,202.11 up 0.32 per cent. The S&P SL20 closed 10.71 points higher at 4,064.16 up 0.26 per cent. […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.08-pct
Apr 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher at 0.08 percent with the banking sector stocks trading actively, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 5.63 points higher at 7,179.00 up 0.08 per cent. The S&P SL20 closed 5.01 points higher at 4,053.45 up 0.12 per cent. “The day’s trading […]
Sri Lanka’s SEC sympathetic towards controversial Citrus Kalpitiya Beach Resort; EGM postponed
Apr 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Securities and Exchange Commission has requested the controversial Kalpitiya Beach Resort to postpone the scheduled extraordinary general meeting (EGM) which was supposed to held in May, by another month. “This was to enable the Company to come up with a precise direction on the future course of action […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.1-pct
Apr 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.13 percent higher despite a crucial Parliamentary vote to be taken shortly, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 9.31 points higher at 7,134.43 up 0.13 per cent. The S&P SL20 closed 5.47 points higher at 4,026.26 up 0.14 per cent. Foreigners bought […]
‘s CSE takes over SAFE Chairmanship
Apr 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the South Asian Federation of Exchanges at the annual general meeting of SAFE concluded recently, the CSE said in a statement. CSE Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka succeeds Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid as the Chairman of SAFE […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.1-pct
Apr 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.13 percent higher despite a crucial Parliamentary vote to be taken shortly, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 9.31 points higher at 7,134.43 up 0.13 per cent. The S&P SL20 closed 5.47 points higher at 4,026.26 up 0.14 per cent. Foreigners bought […]
Sri Lanka stocks close flat
Apr 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed lower, 0.07 per cent with activity seen in the finance sector stocks and a net foreign inflow, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 04.66 points lower at 7,125.12 down 0.07 per cent. The S&P SL20 closed 0.82 points lower at 4,022.44 down […]