Sri Lankan stocks up 0.30-pct
Aug 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Monday as institutional and high-net-worth investors traded the blue chip John Keells Holdings (JKH) …
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Sri Lanka shares stagnant
Aug 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended flat Friday with small investors chasing speculative stocks like Environmental Resources Investments while a …
Sri Lankan shares close flat, blue chips gain
Aug 20, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed flat Thursday as retail investors eyed undervalued mid-cap stocks to profit from an anticipated month-end …
Sri Lankan stocks close down 0.37-pct, rupee stable
Aug 19, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed down Wednesday as retail investors took profits on the last few day’s gains, while the rupee …
Sri Lankan stocks up, rupee gains
Aug 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Tuesday as investors regained some confidence and bet on blue chip and hotel stocks, while the rupee …
Sri Lanka on track to wrap international offering by October
Aug 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will shortly call for bids from international investment banks to help raise debt from international markets, with the …
Sri Lankan shares close flat, rupee up
Aug 17, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed flat Monday as investors took defensive positions on mostly blue chip stocks that took a beating last week …
Sri Lanka rupee shows life
Aug 17, 2009 (LBO) – The rupee strengthened against the greenback Monday with state banks that usually represent the monetary authority staying off the …
Sri Lankan shares down 1.12-pct during week
Aug 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed weaker Friday, as a record loss by index heavy Dialog Telekom pulled the market down, while the rupee spiked …
Sri Lankan stocks close flat as buyers take stock of earnings
Aug 13, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed flat on Thursday as retail investors recovered from a spate of weak earnings the June quarter, while …
Sri Lankan blue chip shares fall on weak earnings
Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down Wednesday, dragged lower by index heavy blue chips as retailers, worried about weak June quarter …
Sri Lankan shares close flat, blue chips down
Aug 11, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed flat Tuesday as retail investors were seen taking profits on selected blue chip and high value shares, …
Sri Lanka foreign reserves US$1,556mn in June
Aug 11, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves without an advance to local banks were 1,556 million US dollars in June, up from 1,291 …
Sri Lankan shares down 0.27-pct
Aug 10, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices fell Monday, dragged down by index heavy blue chips as investors stayed away, waiting for corporate …
Sri Lanka collects US$739.35mn US dollars since float
Aug 10, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank has collected 289.10 million US dollars from forex markets in July, bringing the total to 739.35 …
Sri Lankan shares up 0.15-pct during week
Aug 07, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed marginally down Friday as investors waited for foreign investors to enter the market and showed no reaction …
Sri Lanka to close central bank swap with China: CB Governor
Aug 06, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank is expecting to close a “token” swap contract with China though the monetary authority is …
Sri Lankan shares up 0.34-pct
Aug 06, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up Thursday with investors apparently optimistic of foreign inflows, while selected counters saw some …
Sri Lanka outperforms IMF reserve targets: Central Bank
Aug 04, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross reserves have risen 71 percent to 2.1 billion US dollars by end-July from 1,272 million US dollars in March, …
Sri Lankan shares up 0.21-pct, blue chips gain
Aug 04, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks regained some lost ground Tuesday as investors took careful bets on selected blue chips such as John Keells …