Tag: CSE Daily

May 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks slid further a 0.56 percent Thursday but turnover increased to over half a billion rupees following deals on index heavy counters, brokers said.The All Share Index shed 0.56 percent (14.13 points) to close at 2,506.64 points while the Milanka Index closed 0.25 percent (7.39 points) lower at […]

May 28, 2008 (LBO) – The slide in Sri Lankan share prices gathered momentum Wednesday, with the main index down one and a half percent amid disappointing corporate earnings. The All Share Price Index fell 1.49 percent (38.12 points) to 2,520.77 while the more liquid Milanka fell 1.85 percent (56.73 points) to close the day […]

May 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices weakened further Tuesday, with the main index losing half a percentage point a day after a bomb ripped through a crowded passenger train in the capital killing at least nine people.Another bombing inside the city on May 16 killed 13 people and wounded more than 80 […]

May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.51 percent lower Friday affected by a 75 cent drop in the share price of Dialog Telekom after it released quarterly results showing profit falling by half, brokers said. Total turnover was 301.8 million rupees with 9.9 million in volume trade. The All Share Price Index […]

May 21, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks weakened further Wednesday as the market re-opened after a long weekend with brokers expecting trading to be sluggish in the next two days owing to the Vesak holiday mood of investors. Talawakelle Plantations traded one rupee higher at 41.00 and Kegalle Plantations was also up by one […]

May 21, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks weakened further Wednesday with turnover falling below 100 million rupees and brokers expecting the market to be sluggish in the rest of the trading week shortened by a religious holiday. The Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Index ended down 0.38 percent (9.83 points) at 2,586.81 points while […]

May 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks ended lower Friday with investors taking profits, ahead of a four day holiday, amid continuing worries about future corporate earnings, brokers said, as a suicide blast occurred a block away from the stock exchange. A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber rammed a police bus killing nine people and […]

May 13, 2008 (LBO) – Most Sri Lankan shares lost value Tuesday in thin trading with investors apparently worried that corporate earnings could be hit by high inflation and interest rates, brokers said.The Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Index fell 1.04 percent (27.35 points) to 2,613.89 and the more liquid Milanka Index was down 1.39 […]

May 12, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended lower Monday in thin trading with Ceylon Theatres and its subsidiary Cargills (Ceylon) accounting for the highest turnover.The Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Index fell 0.36 percent (9.51 points) to 2,631.73 and the more liquid Milanka Index was down 0.66 percent (21.29 points) at 3,203.38 points. […]

May 05, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s shares closed marginally higher with retail interest in Sri Lanka Telecom and Carsons pushing indices higher, brokers said Monday.The All Share Price Index closed up 0.47 percent (12.49 points) at 2,648.23 points while the more liquid Milanka index closed 0.48 percent (15.69 points) higher at 3,250.99. State-owned fixed […]

May 02, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed virtually flat Friday in thin trading with Lanka Cement, which has been moving on speculative trading, ending firmer, brokers said. The All Share Price Index was barely changed, up just 2.78 points (0.11 percent) to 2,635.74 while the more liquid Milanka index fell 1.98 points (0.06 […]

April 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed virtually flat Wednesday with some interest in Colombo Dockyard and Lanka Cement, brokers said.The All Share Price Index was barely changed, up just 1.95 points (0.07 percent) to 2,632.96 while the more liquid Milanka index fell 2.35 points (0.07 percent) to 3,237.28. Turnover was 212 million […]