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July 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares rallied Tuesday on news the government had secured a long-awaited loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that brokers said could boost investor confidence and bring in more foreign investors. Share prices shot up over 2.5 percent in early morning trade as news broke the government had […]

July 20, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares rose Monday, as investors chased high value counters, while there was some speculative interest on Lanka Cement and Hotel Developers, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 1.16 percent (27.90 points) to end at 2,422.92 Monday, while the Milanka index of liquid […]

July 17, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Friday with renewed interest on some selected blue chips, while retailers were seen actively going after plantation, hotels, and medium and small capped stocks, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 1.03 percent (24.47 points) to end at 2,395.02 Friday, […]

July 15, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up on Wednesday as foreign interest on blue chip Commercial Bank boosted trade volumes, brokers said. National Development Bank closed at 155.75 rupees, down 1.25, while Hatton National Bank closed at 117.25 rupees, up 1.25. Hulangamuwa said the return of institutional and foreign investors would depend […]

July 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed flat Tuesday as the absence of high net worth individuals, and institutional and foreign investors kept trade volumes low, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index closed up 0.01 percent (0.24 points) to end at 2,369.11, while the Milanka index of liquid stocks lost […]

July 13, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up Monday as retailers cautiously re-entered the market focusing on selected hotel and banking stocks, while institutional and high net-worth individual investors stayed away, brokers said. The All Share Price Index rose 0.24 percent (5.78 points) to end at 2,368.87 while the Milanka index of more […]

July 10, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer Friday, ending eight consecutive trading days of losses, with local investors said to be disappointed by lack of foreign interest, brokers said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The All Share Price Index rose […]

July 09, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares continued to slide Thursday as retail investors, key drivers of the market in the last six weeks, were forced to sell, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index closed down 1.34 percent (31.74 points) to end at 2,344.48 on Thursday, while the Milanka index of […]

July 08, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares fell for the seventh straight trading day Wednesday as investors took defensive positions, while some of the plantation companies were pushed up by retailers, brokers said.Commercial Bank of Ceylon closed at 130.50 rupees, down 1.50, while Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka closed at 86.00 rupees, down 1.50. […]

July 07, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks continued to tumble for the sixth straight trading day Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines waiting for the market to settle down from a post-war bull-run, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index closed down 0.32 percent (7.78 points) to end at 2,392.11 while […]

July 03, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares fell Friday for the fifth straight day as small investors took profits mainly on blue chip counters, while high net worth, institutional and foreign investors played a waiting game, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.37 percent (9.02 points) to end […]