Sri Lanka stocks close lower, telecom deals drive turnover

March 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed lower Wednesday dragged down by heavy trading in telecom shares whose prices fell in afternoon trade.The All Share Index lost 0.59 percent (15.11 points) to close at 2,536.18 points while the Milanka Index shed 0.72 percent (23.16 points) to close at 3,195.84. Over 6.1 million shares […]

Sri Lanka stocks close higher

March 18, 2008 (LBO) – Colombo stocks closed higher with Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) gaining 1.25 rupees, on expectations of an imminent sale, driving the benchmark index higher, dealers said. Meanwhile, the spot dollar traded at 107.60 rupees Tuesday. The All Share Index closed up 0.32 percent (8.11 points) at 2,551.29 points Tuesday. The liquid […]

Sri Lanka stocks close lower despite Telecom rush

March 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka shares closed lower, despite strong interest in Sri Lanka Telecom which saw turnover boosted to 1.2 billion rupees and 18 million shares traded, dealers said.The benchmark All Share Index closed 0.76 percent lower (19.47 points) at 2,546.56 points while the Milanka Index of liquid stocks slid 0.74 percent […]

Sri Lanka stocks end flat with SLT trades boosting turnover

March 10, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks ended flat Monday but volumes were boosted to over 700 million rupees on heavy trading in Sri Lanka Telecom after a court ruling cleared a sale of an equity stake to a foreign buyer. The All Share Price Index ended 0.1 percent lower at 2,567.45 while the […]

Sri Lanka stocks close higher; rupee kept down

March 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed marginally higher Friday with the help of heavy trading in Sri Lanka Telecom shares, brokers said. The market All Share Index closed up 1.5 points at 2,567.79 with the more liquid Milanka Index closing up one point at 3,217.91. In forex markets the rupee briefly spiked […]

Sri Lankan shares lose momentum

Mar 05, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks lost momentum Wednesday with the indices barely managing to maintain the previous day’s gains and trading in York Arcade and John Keells Holdings being the main activity.The All Share Price Index up just 3.98 points to close at 2,566.23 and the more liquid Milanka went up 2.87 […]

Sri Lanka shares driven up on SLT trades ahead of court ruling

Mar 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks extended gains on Monday to close higher Tuesday, pushed up by speculative trading in index-heavy Sri Lanka Telecom, brokers said.The All Share Price Index gained 28.71 points or 1.13 percent to close at 2,562.25 while the more liquid Milanka went up 41.08 points or 1.29 percent to […]

Sri Lanka shares edge higher, LMF draws interest

Mar 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed slightly higher Monday with a crossing of Sampath Bank shares and heavy in Lan trading in Lanka Milk Foods helping turnover, brokers said. Market heavyweight Dialog Telekom closed flat at 17.75 after going up to 18.00 during the day. The All Share Price Index gained 2.68 […]

Sri Lanka stocks close lower; Sampath Bank trades boost turnover

Feb 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s shares closed lower on Friday with index heavy Dialog Telekom and John Keells Holdings losing ground, dealers said.The All Share Index closed 0.36 percent 9.08 points) lower at 2,530.86 while the Milanka index shed 0.36 percent (11.56 points) to close at 3,172.21. The weekly average turnover was 648.5 […]

Sri Lanka share trading zooms over Rs 1 bln on telecom, banking deals

Feb 27, 2008 (LBO) – Trading in Sri Lanka’s share market went over a billion rupees Wednesday following deals in telecom and bank shares which helped the market end marginally higher. The All Share Index climbed 6.5 points to end at 2,534.19 while the Milanka Index closed 13.07 points higher at 3,202.12. Turnover reached 1.16 […]

Sri Lanka investors drive up Lankem in plantations chase

Feb 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed higher Tuesday with investors driving up the price of Lankem Ceylon, a group with interests in plantations which are seen making higher profits, brokers said. The All Share Price Index gained 6.64 points or 0.26 percent to close at 2,527.62 while the more liquid Milanka index […]

Sri Lanka investors chase plantations stocks

Feb 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed slightly higher Monday with trading dominated by shares of plantations companies which are enjoying higher earnings owing to the boom in commodities, brokers said. The All Share Price Index gained 10.19 points or 0.41 percent to close at 2,520.98 while the more liquid Milanka index went […]

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