Sri Lanka stocks down, rupee stronger

Sept 23, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks fell 0.54 percent Monday losing some of gains from a surge on Friday the rupee strengthened, brokers and dealers said. Analysts say unsterilized dollar sales will be required to keep the rupee from weakening as the liquidity is turned into import demand through either through state spending […]

Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.08-pct

Sept 18, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks extended losses Wednesday closing 0.08 percent lower despite foreign buying, brokers said. Sept 19, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks extended losses Wednesday closing 0.08 percent lower despite foreign buying, brokers said. The market fell 0.33 percent on Monday and 0.58 percent on Tuesday. The Sri Lanka […]

Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.4-pct

Sept 17, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.43 percent lower on dull investor sentiments with losses in groups such as Carsons, Cargills and Ceylon Tobacco, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo ASPI closed 24.86 points lower at 5,705.26, down 0.43 percent, and the S&P SL20 closed 18.34 percent lower at 3,161.90 down 0.58 percent. […]

Sri Lanka stocks close lower, rupee steady

Sept 16, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.3 percent down in a broad sell-off led by a a tobacco monopoly, and the rupee was steady, brokers and dealers said. LBO’s economic analyst fuss-budget says the rupee can come under renewed pressure if the Central Bank buys the dollars from the loan, generates tens […]

Sri Lanka stocks slide 1.7-pct on large caps

Aug 21, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks plunged 1.7 percent Wednesday as three large capitalized stocks that had taken the market up in recent weeks, lost ground, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 107.6 points lower at 6,116.67 down 1.73 percent and the S&L20 Index slid 1.7 percent to close at […]

Sri Lanka stocks close up 1.07-pct

Aug 14, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up 1.07 percent Wednesday with foreign interest driving up stocks such as Ceylon Tobacco, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 1.07 points higher at 6,208.67 and the S&P SL 20 Index closed 30.87 points higher at 3,484.10 up 0.89 percent. Turnover was 1.9 […]

Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.2-pct

Aug 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up 0.21 percent Tuesday following with losses in the last few days with gains seen in the large cap stocks, brokers said. Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed that the factory belonging to Dipped Products Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka’s Hayleys group be relocated […]

Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.3-pct

Aug 12, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.35 percent Monday following long week-end with losses in the large cap stocks, brokers said. Ceylon Tobacco Company closed at 1,201.00 down 1.00 rupee and Distilleries Sri Lanka closed at 194.00 down 0.90 rupees. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 21.68 points lower at […]

Sri Lanka stocks close flat

Aug 08, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed flat Thursday with losses in in the large cap stocks and some banking stocks, brokers said. Ceylon Tobacco Company closed at 1,201.00 up 0.70 rupees and Distilleries Sri Lanka closed at 194.90 up 2.40 rupees. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 0.13 points higher at […]

Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.1-pct

Aug 06, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up 0.12 percent Tuesday with gains seen in the large cap stocks, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 0.12 points higher at 6,121.45 and the S&P SL 20 Index closed 05.57 points higher at 3,477.04 up 0.16 percent. Turnover was 531 million rupees […]

Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.7-pct

Aug 05, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.68 percent Monday with losses in the large cap stocks and banking stocks, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 0.68 points lower at 6,114.18 and the S&P SL 20 Index closed 19.10 points lower at 3,471.47 down 0.55 percent. Turnover was 288 […]

Sri Lanka stocks close flat

Aug 02, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed flat Friday with losses in the large cap stocks and banking stocks, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed 0.78 points lower at 6,155.82 and the S&P SL 20 Index closed 13.00 points higher at 3,490.57 up 0.37 percent. Turnover was 399 million rupees. […]

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