Tag: Sri Lanka stocks

June 09, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed higher with telco and oil palm stocks gaining amid strong foreign buying mostly into conglomerate John Keells Holdings, brokers said. Lanka Orix Finance closed 20 cents higher at 3.80 rupees and Lanka Orix Leasing closed 50 cents higher at 80.50 rupees. Cargills Ceylon closed 3.50 rupees […]

June 06, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed lower with tobacco stocks losing ground despite net foreign buying mostly into Royal Ceramics, brokers said. AIA Insurance closed 20.00 rupees lower at 270.00 rupees and HNB closed 1.10 rupees lower at 156.40 rupees. Carson Cumberbatch closed 2.90 rupees higher at 402.00 rupees and its oil […]

June 05, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed lower with telco stocks losing ground despite strong foreign buying backed by lower interest rate expectations, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 0.09 points lower at 6,280.16, down 0.09 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 1.43 points higher at 3,473.43, up 0.04 percent. […]

June 04, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed flat Wednesday despite strong foreign buying, brokers said. Ceylon Cold Stores closed 4.00 rupees lower at 157.00 rupees and John Keells Hotels closed 30 cents lower at 15.20 rupees. Commercial Leasing and Finance closed 10 cents lower at 4.00 rupees. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price […]

June 03, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.10 percent on Tuesday amid low foreign participation, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 6.39 points lower at 6,286.02 down 0.10 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 0.56 points higher at 3,470.75, up 0.02 percent. Turnover was 405.22 million rupees, down from […]

June 02, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up 0.46 percent on Monday with diversified conglomerate Carson Cumberbatch gaining amid strong foreign buying, brokers said. Lion Brewery Ceylon closed 14.00 rupees higher at 445.00 rupees and John Keells Holdings closed 1.00 rupee higher at 235.00 rupees. JKH’s W0022 warrants closed 1.60 rupees higher at […]

May 30, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.64 percent on Friday with diversified, food and tobacco stocks losing ground despite net foreign buying, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 40.31 points lower at 6,263.46 down 0.64 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 32.08 points lower at 3,454.61, down 0.92 […]

May 29, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up 0.5 percent on Thursday with strong foreign participation amid eased foreign exchange controls, brokers said. Lion Brewery Ceylon closed 16.90 rupees higher at 449.00 rupees and Ceylon Tobacco Company closed flat at 1,065.00 rupees. Commercial Bank closed 3.60 rupees higher at 129.60 rupees and DFCC […]

May 28, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed in positive directions on Wednesday despite relatively low foreign participation on the bourse, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 5.32 points higher at 6,272.76 up 0.08 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 3.40 points higher at 3,450.65, up 0.10 percent. Turnover was 451.16 […]

May 27, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.41 percent with telco stocks losing ground despite continued low foreign participation, brokers said. Bukit Darah closed 14.00 rupees lower at 636.00 rupees and Lion Brewery Ceylon closed 17.80 rupees lower at 432.10 rupees. Asian Hotels and Properties closed 1.90 rupees lower at 70.20 rupees […]

May 26, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up with telco and other index heavy stocks gaining despite low foreign participation, brokers said. Sri Lanka Telecom closed 70 cents higher at 48.80 rupees and Asian Hotels and Properties closed 2.10 rupees higher at 72.10 rupees, contributing most to the index gain. Lion Brewery Ceylon […]

May 23, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.16 percent lower with tobacco stocks losing ground despite foreign buying, brokers said. Indo-Malay closed 150.00 rupees lower at 1,700.00 rupees and Shalimar (Malay) closed 98.00 rupees lower at 1,600.00 rupees. Asian Hotels and Properties closed 2.30 rupees lower at 70.00 rupees and Trans Asia Hotels […]