Tag: Colombo Stock Exchange

Sept 17, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks continued to rally to break 6,400 point mark Friday, from strong gains across the board, while strong buying interest on selected midcap stocks pushed turnover up, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 6,477. 09, up 2.10 percent (133.38 points), while the more liquid Milanka […]

Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks recovered to pass the 6,300 points mark Thursday, from price gains on index heavy and midcap stocks, while Hotel Reefcomber shares continued to be heavily traded, brokers said. Nations Trust Bank closed at 84. 00 rupees, up 7.60 with 2.88 million shares changing hands, brokers said. The […]

Sept 15, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed higher Wednesday with heavy trading in low value shares, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 6,238.45, up 1.03 percent (63.39 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 0. 56 percent (36.45) to close at 6,488.71, according to stock exchange provisional figures. Turnover […]

Sept 14, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks continued their rally to close at a new high Tuesday, on price gains on selected midcap stocks on low volume trading, while Distilleries Company, Richard Pieris and Aitken Spence boosted turnover, brokers said. Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka, another index heavy share closed at 184.00 rupees, up […]

Sept 09, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s benchmark index topped 6,000 points Thursday, with high value stocks like John Keells Holdings (JKH) and Distilleries Company shares also helping push turnover up brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 6,026.99, up 1.08 percent (64.37 points) while the Milanka Index of more liquid stocks rose […]

Sept 08, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks rallied and passed the 5,900 points mark Wednesday, from price gains on index heavy John Keells Holdings (JKH), Hatton National Bank (HNB), Commercial Bank and Distilleries Company, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 5,962.62, up 1.32 percent (77.63 points) while the more liquid Milanka […]

Sept 07, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks recovered Tuesday, from high investor interest on hotel sector shares, while large private deals on John Keells Hotels and Aitken Spence boosted turnover to almost six billion rupees, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 5,884.99, up 0.45 percent (26.45 points) while the more liquid […]

Sept 03, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares continued their bull run Friday with gains seen in several sectors on the back of the previous day’s sharp rise, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 5,880.49, up 1.65 percent (95.32 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 1.77 percent (105.29 points) to […]

Sept 02, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed sharply higher Thursday, with the main index driven up almost 100 points amid heavy trading in certain shares of the finance sector which is recovering from a downturn, brokers said. The firm, which owns Amaya Reef on the southwest coast, closed at 6. 70 rupees, up […]

Sept 01, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed slightly higher Wednesday with heavy trading in shares of a hotel that announced a rights issue, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 5,690.29, up 0.57 percent (32.28 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 0.34 percent (20.16 points) to close at 5,909.32, […]

Aug 31, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks bounced back Tuesday, driven by interest in selected blue chip and midcap stocks, while heavy buying of Asia Capital and Distilleries Company boosted turnover, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 5,658.01, up 1.02 percent (57.24 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 0.47 […]

Aug 30, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0. 6 percent lower Monday amid retain and high net worth investor profit taking, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 33. 3 points lower at points at 5,600.77 and the Milanka Index of liquid stocks fell 35. 24 at 5,861.87 points. Aitken Spence […]