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Feb 25, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed almost flat Thursday as many investors chose to hold and not trade with parliamentary elections due in April, brokers said. “The first full-year, post-war results would be comping out after the elections and the first quarter results. ” There were two private off-the-floor deals, one involving […]

Feb 24, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares edged up Wednesday, boosted by renewed buying interest on plantation, construction and insurance stocks, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,775. 51, up 5.11 points, while the Milanka index of more liquid shares gained 0.39 percent (16.78 points) to close at 4,331.98. Turnover was […]

Feb 23, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed flat Tuesday as investors took profits in afternoon trade, while heavy buying interest on selected insurance companies pushed turnover up, brokers said. Commercial Bank of Ceylon closed at 197.75 rupees, up 4.00, Hatton National Bank closed flat at 176.00, Sampath Bank closed at 231.00 rupees, up […]

Feb 22, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed marginally higher Monday as investors took profit from high valued stocks and reinvested on strategic midcap shares with a high concentration on the plantation sector, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,773. 55, up 4.74 points Monday, while the Milanka index of more […]

Feb 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up Friday as investors bought high value shares, while a private deal on trading company C W Mackie boosted turnover, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,768. 81, up 36.04 points Friday, while the Milanka index of more liquid shares gained 1. 97 […]

Feb 18, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed virtually stagnant Thursday with trading in a speculative stock boosting turnover and some interest in property stocks, brokers said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The All Share Price Index closed at 3,732.77, up 0.31 percent […]

Feb 17, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks recovered Wednesday on gains in the prices of shares with a heavy weighting on the indices like Distilleries, Sampath Bank, Aitken Spence and Environmental Resources, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,721.12, up 0.81 percent (30.08) points while the Milanka index of more liquid […]

Feb 16, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed lower Tuesday dragged down by the fall in prices of shares which had rallied on speculation, while selected blue chip stocks made gains, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,691.04, down 26.47 points while the Milanka index of more liquid shares fell 0. […]

Feb 15, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up 0. 2 percent Monday but an index of liquid shares fell as investors sold blue chips, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,717.51, up 0.20 percent (7.54 points) while the Milanka index of more liquid shares fell 0.48 percent (20.05 points) to […]

Feb 12, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended weaker Friday, dragged down by more profit taking following the recent rally and the fall in the prices of shares with a big weighting on the indices, brokers said. In one, 62,000 shares of John Keells Holdings were traded at 162 rupees each. John Keells Holdings […]

Feb 11, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended sharply lower Thursday, dragged down by profit taking and the fall in prices of stocks with a heavy weighting in the indices, brokers said. Environmental Resources Investments shares closed at 234 rupees, down 4. 50 with 760,500 shares traded. The company’s warrants were also heavily traded […]

Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares slid Wednesday as foreign investors continued to take profits after a rally that drove prices to new highs while interest on mid-cap stocks like Kshatriya Holdings sent turnover past 2.3 billion rupees, brokers said. Nawaloka Hospitals closed at 3. 30 rupees, down 20 cents, Ceylon Hospitals closed […]