Tag: Sri Lanka stocks
Sri Lanka stocks flat, rupee weaker
Jan 15, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed flat Tuesday and the rupee weakened on importer demand in late trading, brokers and dealers said. The Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,750.24 points 0.07 percent higher and the S&P SL20 Index closed at 3,134.32 up barely 0.01 percent. Turnover was 727 million rupees. Ceylon […]
Sri Lanka stocks, bond yields up
Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.2 percent higher while bond yields edged higher, brokers and dealers said. The spot US dollar was around 126.25/45 rupees to the US dollar slightly weaker than a day earlier. Stocks closed up 0.25 percent Friday with the All Share Index closed up 14.28 points at […]
Sri Lanka gilt yields plunge for second straight day, stocks up
Jan 03, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government bond yields plunged over 100 basis points over two days with active trading in four and five year maturities, and stocks closed up, dealers and brokers said. A 5-year bond maturing on 15 August 18 opened at 11.20/25 percent levels, moved to 11.35/45 then buying dropped 10.60/65 […]
Sri Lanka rupee stronger, stocks close down
Dec 21, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.2 percent Friday with foreign interest in key large cap stocks and the rupee extended gains for the second day, dealers and brokers said. In December the Central Bank has settled some of its bill holdings despite injecting liquidity. Analysts have said Sri Lanka has […]
Sri Lanka rupee strengthens, stocks close higher
Dec 20, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.2 percent higher Thursday amid foreign investor interest and the rupee strengthened sharply against US dollar, brokers and dealers said. Sri Lanka’s central bank usually weakens the rupee by purchasing dollar inflows to the state. Analysts have said that with policy rates over 9.0 percent, Sri […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.2-pct
Dec 14, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.2 percent Friday taking a breather after two days of strong gains following a rate cut earlier in the week, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed at 5,522.7 points down 24.6 points and the S&P SL20 Index closed up 1.5 points at […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 1.8-pct
Dec 12, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed up 1.8 percent Wednesday after the Central Bank cut rates by 25 basis points, driven mostly by domestic buying, brokers said. Asian Alliance Insurance said it had been investing 177 million rupees in commercial paper of Softlogic Capital Ltd, a related party and earned interest of […]
Sri Lanka stock close up 0.2-pct
Dec 11, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up 0.2 percent Tuesday, helped by gains in Nestle and CTC while forex markets saw import demand later in the day, brokers and dealers said. NDB Capital Holdings closed at 460.00 down 39.80 rupees, Hunters fell 44.90 to close at 294.50, Kelani Valley Plantations fell 7.80 […]
Sri Lanka stock close up 0.6 pct
Dec 06, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 1.2 percent higher Thursday with foreign investors dominating trading, while the rupee closed higher after weakening in intra-day trade, brokers and dealers said. NDB Bank which exited a stake in Aviva insurance at a profit was actively traded with one million shares changing hands. The stock […]
Sri Lanka stocks barely changed, rupee extends gains
Dec 04, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed marginally lower Tuesday and the rupee extended gains to close at 128.35/45 levels against the spot US dollar, brokers and dealers said. The Central Bank’s Treasury bill stock rose to 217 billion rupees on Monday, pointing either to state loan settlements outside the domestic monetary system […]
Sri Lanka stocks close 0.2-pct lower, rupee stronger
Dec 03, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.2 percent lower Monday amid thin trading, with some large cap stocks losing ground, while the rupee gained against the dollar, brokers and dealers said. The rupee opened at around 129.80/130.00 against the US dollar in the spot market and closed around 129.30/40 levels, after trading […]
Sri Lanka stocks slip 0.4-pct, turnover dips
Nov 26, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.4 percent lower Monday while turnover dipped to 115 million rupees, levels not seen for three years, amid weak demand, brokers said. On Monday People’s Finance rose 2.60 to close at 33.80 rupees. The firm is due to be merged with its larger parent People’s Leasing […]