Tag: Colombo Stock Exchange

October 11, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks continued a losing streak and closed down 0.89 percent Thursday with sharp drops seen in several counters earlier in the day, brokers said. The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,720.86 down 51.66 points and the S & P SL 20 Index closed 34.82 points lower at […]

October 10, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 1.04 percent Wednesday with several blue chip stocks losing ground. Commercial Bank slipped 0.20 cents to close at 111.80 rupees down 0.18 percent. DFCC Bank dropped 1.60 rupees to close at 115.20 rupees down 1.37 percent. Hatton National Bank closed at 113.00 rupees down 0.18 […]

October 09, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 0.24 percent Tuesday with indices seeing sharp gains earlier in the day on news that the regulator has loosened credit and broker stock sales restrictions, brokers said Commercial Bank slipped 0.10 cents to close at 112.10 rupees down 0.09 percent. DFCC Bank dropped 1.40 rupees […]

October 05, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed up 0.31 percent Friday The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,879.69 up 18.34 points and the S & P SL 20 Index closed 9.18 points lower at 5,466.50 down 0.17 percent. Turnover was 551 million rupees. Top contributors to turnover were LOLC with Rs.133 million, […]

October 04, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 0.50 percent Thursday continuing a three day losing streak. The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,861.35 down 29.34 points and the S & P SL 20 Index closed 12.06 points lower at 3,177.88 down 12.06 percent. Turnover was 565 million rupees. Top contributors to […]

October 03, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 0.64 percent Wednesday with some blue chip stocks losing ground. Aitken Spence PLC gained 1.00 rupees to close at 135.00 down 0.75 percent. Dialog Axiata PLC slipped 0.20 cents to close at 8.80 rupees down 2.22 percent. The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,890.69 […]

October 02, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 0.60 percent Tuesday with some of the blue chip stocks losing ground. Index heavy John Keells Holdings PLC slipped 2.40 rupees to close at 225.10 rupees down 1.05 percent. Dialog Axiata dropped 0.10 cents to close at 9.00 rupees down 1.10 percent. The Colombo All […]

September 27, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed up 0.10 percent Thursday with NDB PLC and AVIVA NDB Insurance indices dropping on confirmation of a take- over by AIA group. The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,949.42 up 5.66 points and the S & P SL 20 Index closed 2.04 points higher at […]

September 25, 2012 – (LBO) Sri Lanka stocks closed up 0.18 percent Tuesday with market interest in NDB Capital and several other blue chip companies. The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,926.29 up 10.39 points and the S & P SL 20 Index closed 6.19 points higher at 3,201.10 up 0.19 percent. Turnover was […]

September 20, 2012 (LBO) Sri Lanka stocks recovered losses and closed up 0.90 percent Thursday. The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,901.97 up 52.83 points and the S & P SL 20 Index closed 27.97 higher at 3,169.61 up 0.89 percent. Turnover was 941 million rupees. Dialog Axiata dominated the day’s turnover with 81 […]

Sept 19, 2012 (LBO – Sri Lanka stocks extended losses closing 1.04 percent lower Wednesday, as investors took profits from steep recent gains, while a newly listed finance company stock hit a new high, brokers said. Many other stocks however lost ground for the second day as investors took profits after recent steep gains. Abans […]

Sept 18, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 0.98 percent Tuesday, taking a breather from steady gains made over several days. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index dropped 58.28 points to close at 5,9110.81 down 0.98 percent and the S&P SL 20 index closed down 1.03 percent at 3,177.73 points up 32.97 […]