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Nov 14, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed higher helped by food and hotel firms, brokers said. Commercial Bank closed 10 cents higher at 113.00 rupees and Cargills Ceylon closed 3.00 rupees higher at 150.00 rupees. Distilleries closed flat at 184.00 rupees. HNB closed 10 cents lower at 144.90 rupees and Sampath Bank closed […]

Nov 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed flat despite net foreign selling, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 3.20 points higher at 5,816.04, up 0.06 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 12.38 points lower at 3,178.28, down 0.39 percent. Turnover was 710.41 million rupees, up from 579.86 million rupees a […]

Nov 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.85 percent lower with tobacco and diversified stocks losing ground, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 49.98 points lower at 5,812.84, down 0.85 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 39.70 points lower at 3,190.66, down 1.23 percent. Turnover was 579.86 million rupees, up […]

Nov 08, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks fell for the fifth straight day with banking and diversified stocks losing ground amid foreign selling, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 20.21 points lower at 5,850.26, down 0.34 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 11.21 points lower at 3,232.50, down 0.35 percent. Turnover […]

Nov 07, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks fell for the fourth straight day with diversified stocks losing ground, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 35.71 points lower at 5,870.47, down 0.60 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 11.18 points lower at 3,243.71, down 0.34 percent. Turnover was 688.03 million rupees, up […]

Nov 06, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks fell for the third straight day banking stocks losing ground, despite strong foreign purchases, brokers said. Bukit Darah closed 5.40 rupees higher at 685.60 rupees and Dialog closed 10 cents higher at 9.10 rupees. Cargills Ceylon closed 2.60 rupees lower at 145.40 rupees and Nestle Lanka closed […]

Nov 04, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.45 percent lower dragged down by falling leasing and property stocks amid a broad sell-off, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 26.95 points lower at 5,927.41, down 0.45 percent, after reaching an intra-day high of 5,954.70. The S&P SL20 closed 6.02 points […]

Nov 01, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed flat with a trade in a tile firm pushing turnover above a billion rupees, brokers said. PCH Holdings closed flat at 1.60 rupees and PC House ended up 10 cents to 90 cents. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed just 0.26 points lower at […]

Oct 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.47 percent higher helped by tobacco and consumer goods stocks and strong foreign purchasing, brokers said. Touchwood ended up 20 cents to 4.10 rupees. PCH Holdings closed flat at 1.70 rupees and PC House closed flat at 80 cents. NDB Bank closed flat at 158.00 rupees […]

Oct 28, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 0.33 percent amidst heavy foreign selling and the rupee weakened against the US dollar on importer demand, brokers and dealers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index closed 19.78 points lower at 5,928.97, down 0.33 percent, after peaking at an intraday high of 5,953.39. […]

Oct 24, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks ended a three day losing streak to close 0.60 percent higher and the rupee continued to strengthen against the US dollar amid inflows, dealers said. Colombo Dockyard closed 6.90 rupees lower at 190.20 rupees. Speculative trading continued in Touchwood, closing 20 cents lower at 4.20 rupees, with […]