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June 06, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices slipped 0.22 percent on Wednesday, as investors cherry-picked selected counters, brokers said. The broader All Share Price Index fell 10.85 points to close at 4,737.75, while the more liquid Milanka Price Index dipped 0.22 percent or 9.54 points to end at 4,198.26, according to Colombo Stock […]

June 5, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices fell nearly three-percent on Tuesday, as the new trading restrictions for large blocks of shares came into effect, brokers said. The benchmark All Share Price Index dropped 2.79 percent or 136.58 points to end at 4,748.60, while the liquid Milanka Price Index fell 3.12 percent or […]

May 31, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices slipped back into the red on Thursday, despite a few foreign buyers bargain hunting on selected stocks, brokers said. The broader All Share Price Index fell 32. 97 points or 0.67 percent to 4,832.15 while the liquid Milanka Price Index slipped 12. 88 points or 0.29 […]

May 30, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices recovered on Wednesday, after nearly a week of sustained selling, with buying interest in selected blue-chip counters, brokers said. The broader All Share Price index gained 1.07 percent or 51.86 points to close at 4,865.12, while the more liquid 25-stock Milanka Price Index added 14. 66 […]

May 29, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stock prices continued to slide, falling nearly three-percent as investor worried about the new trading rules, brokers said. Colombo’s main All Share Price Index was down 2. 46 percent on Tuesday, or 121.75 points to close at 4,813.26. The liquid Milanka Price Index fell 2. 22 percent or […]

May 28, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stock prices continued to tumble, with the main indice breaching the psychological 5,000 barrier, brokers said. On Monday, the broader All Share Price Index shed 1.49 percent or 74.66 points to close at 4,935.01m while the liquid Milanka Price Index fell 1. 86 percent or 84.57 points to […]

May 24, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tiny bourse extended losses on Thursday on sustained selling pressure, despite buying interest in selected counters, brokers said. The broader All Share Price Index lost 28.99 points or 0.57 percent to end at 5,019.12, while the liquid Milanka Price Index fell 22. 83 points or 0.49 percent to […]

May 18, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tiny stock market closed flat on Friday on lacklustre trade, with buying interest in selected blue chip counters, brokers said. The 280-stock All Share Price Index added 3.38 points or 0.06 percent to close at 5,224.91, while the 25-stock Milanka Price Index crept-up 15.49 points or 0.33 percent […]

May 17, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices were virtually flat on Thursday, with a lack of investor appetite, when trading dominated by small sized stocks, brokers said. Colombo’s broader All Share Price Index, crept up 0.01 percent or 0.76 points to close at 5,214.44, while the more liquid Milanka Price Index slipped 3. […]

May 16, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices continued to edge up Wednesday, driven largely by investor interest in Sampath Bank PLC and Asiri Medical Services Limited, brokers said. The benchmark All Share Price Index moved up 1.71 percent or 87.82 points to close at 5,213.68 while the more liquid Milanka Price Index gained […]

May 15, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices crept up on Tuesday, pepped-up by investor interest in selected bluechip counters, but the overall market sentiment remained subdued, brokers said. The benchmark All Share Price Index gained 9.98 points or 0.19 percent to close at 5,126.29 while the more liquid Milanka Price Index added 10.94 […]

May 14, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices on Monday edged up after nine straight days in the red, largely driven by buying interest in oil palm stocks, brokers said. Monday’s turnover was dominated by conglomerate John Keells Holdings PLC, which has investments in leisure, financial services, IT and transport. JKH, the largest capitalised […]