Tag: Colombo Stock Exchange

Sep 02, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up on Wednesday as retail investors chased after small and medium sized stocks on a highly speculative market, brokers said. Ceylinco Insurance non-voting shares closed at 135.25 rupees, up 10.25, while Ceylon Grain Elevators closed at 14.25 rupees, up 2.00. Warrats Environmental Resources Investments formerly Walker […]

Sep 01, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed down Monday owing to profit taking from last week’s gains, while investors bet heavily on market speculation of a possible takeover of The Finance Company by Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell 0.16 percent (4.28 points) […]

Aug 31, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed flat Monday as retail investors took profits from last week’s gains in the hotel sector, but placed bets on selected high value counters and midcap stocks, brokers said. Environmental Resource Investments normal shares closed at 42.75 rupees, up 3.25 with 1.19 million shares changing hands. Sri […]

Aug 28, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up 0.5 percent Friday with banks and hotel sector shares driving gains, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.52 percent (13.46 points) to close at 2,601.50 while the Milanka index of liquid stocks gained 1.0 percent (29.34 points) to close […]

Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up on Thursday led by hotel stocks and index-heavy John Keells Holdings which close up despite foreign selling, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 1.37 percent (35.01 points) to close at 2,588.04 while the Milanka index of liquid stocks gained […]

Aug 26, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up on Wednesday as investors eyed selected blue chip and hotel counters looking to profit from a possible resurgence in the medium term, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.22 percent (5.59 points) to end at 2,553.03 while the Milanka […]

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) which boosted turnover, while there was much retail interest on Lanka Cement, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.30 percent (7.54 points) to end at […]

Aug 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended flat Friday with small investors chasing speculative stocks like Environmental Resources Investments while a few big deals of heavyweights like John Keells Holdings went through, brokers said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The All Share […]

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 technical correction, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.06 percent (1.58 points) to end at 2,524.62, while the Milanka index of liquid stocks gained 0.12 […]

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 stabilized against the greenback, brokers and dealers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.37 percent (9.44 points) to end at 2,521.24, while the Milanka index […]

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 continued to gain against the dollar, brokers and dealers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 1.15 percent (28.73 points) to end at 2,529.19, […]

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 owing to poor June quarter results, while the rupee strengthened against the dollar, brokers and dealers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.03 […]