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Sri Lanka stocks close higher 0.06-pct
Jun 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher at 0.06 percent with index heavy stocks showing gains, Monday, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 4.50 points higher at 7,039.65 up 0.06 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 6.41 points higher at 3,912.69 up 0.16 percent. Turnover was 489 million rupees, down […]
Sri Lanka stocks close higher 0.07-pct: Nestle declines 9-pct in June
Jun 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher at 0.07 percent with market turnover crossing the two billion and index heavy stocks recording gains, Wednesday, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 5.11 points lower at 7,049.71 up 0.07 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 3.70 points higher at 3,914.76 […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.5-pct: JKH recording losses
Jun 15, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down at 0.49 percent following two straight days of gains with losses in stocks like JKH, Nestle Lanka and Bukit Darah, Tuesday, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 34.37 points lower at 7,044.60 down 0.49 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 15.90 […]
Sri Lanka’s GDP grows 6.4-pct in 2015 first quarter
Jun 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s economy grew at 6.4 percent in the first quarter of this year with growth in the services sector, the statistics office said. The growth rates for the 2015 first quarter for services was 7.5 percent, industries 6.5 percent and agriculture 0.7 percent, the Census and Statistics Department said […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.3-pct for second straight day
Jun 15, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up at 0.33 percent for a second consecutive session with index heavy stocks making gains Monday, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 17.69 points higher at 7,78.97 up 0.33 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 12.95 points higher at 3,926.96, up 0.25 […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.1-pct following four days of losses
Jun 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up at 0.14 percent following four days of losses with index heavy stocks making gains Friday, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 9.76 points higher at 7,061.28 up 0.14 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 7.99 points higher at 3,914.01 higher 0.20 […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.2-pct; Foreigners net sellers
Jun 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down at 0.17 percent for the fourth consecutive day, Thursday with index heavy stocks making losses and foreign investors were net sellers , brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 11.93 points lower at 7,051.52 down 0.17 percent. The S&P SL20 closed […]
Singer Sri Lanka debenture oversubscribed
Jun 11, 2015 (LBO) – Singer Sri Lanka’s 15,000,000 rated senior secure redeemable debenture valued at 1,500,000,000 has been oversubscribed, the Company said in a stock exchange filling. The issue will close as per its prospectus this evening.The basis of allotment will be notified to the CSE later, the statement said.
‘s President appoints more advisors
Jun 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former Prime Ministers, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and D. M. Jayaratne were appointed as senior political advisors to the President, a statement said.Wickremanayake, is currently a Member of Parliament and served as the Prime Minister from August 2000 to December 2001, during the regime of the People’s Alliance Government and […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.6-pct; JKH reaches 52 week low
Jun 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down at 0.62 percent with losses in index heavy and banking stocks, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed 44.07 points lower at 7,078.66 down 0.62 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 39.35 points lower at 3,924.33 down 0.99 percent. Turnover was 659 […]
Sri Lanka’s NDB to issue debenture
June 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank says it will issue 75,000,000 debt with room to offer further.The company said that it will issue 75,000,00 rated , unsecured, subordinated, redeemable debentures with an option to issue up to a further 25,000,000 debentures at the discretion of the bank in the event of […]
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka up 26-pct in May 2015
Jun 06, 2015 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka increased 26 percent from a year earlier to 113,529 in May 2015, with growth in seen in the Chinese and Indian arrivals, data from the state tourist promotion agency showed.Chinese tourists were up 71 percent to 12,173 while Indian arrivals were up 38.2 percent to […]