Tag: Sri Lanka stocks

Dec 16, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Wednesday, propelled by a foreign of-the-floor deal on John Keells Holdings (JKH) and banking counters headed by a large deal on blue chip Commercial Bank, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,089.45 up 0.41 percent (12.49 points) while the Milanka Price Index […]

Dec 15, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Tuesday as big off-the-floor deals on blue chip John Keells Holdings (JKH) and Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings pushed indices up, brokers said. Amaya Leisure closed at 52.00 rupees, up 1.25, Asian Hotels and Properties closed at 84.50 rupees, up 75 cents, John Keells Hotels closed […]

Dec 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed down Monday as retail investors stayed away owing to political uncertainty, while a large tranche of Asiri Hospital and John Keells Holdings (JKH) shares boosted market volumes, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,039.78 down 0.55 percent (16.86 points) while the Milanka Price […]

Dec 11, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down Friday as retail investors took profits from gains made during the week, while volumes dropped owing to lack of foreign participation, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,056.64 down 0.11 percent (3.37 points) while the Milanka Price Index of more liquid stocks […]

Dec 10, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Thursday while high volume trading on Commercial Bank of Ceylon shares boosted turnover levels, brokers said.Sri Lanka’s largest celco Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia closed flat at 7.00 rupee, and the largest fixed line operator Sri Lanka Telecom closed at 43.50 rupees, up […]

Dec 09, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed flat Wednesday as investors took profits from recent gains, while high volume trading on John Keells Holdings (JKH) and Nations Trust Bank helped to pushed turnover up, brokers said.The banking sector has been one of the best performers in the last few weeks, so profit taking […]

Dec 07, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Monday with retailers taking profits on small and medium counters, while large capped stocks headed by selected high value blue chips pushed the bourse up, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,025.37 up 0.83 percent (25.04 points) while the Milanka Price Index […]

Dec 04, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed down Friday as retail investors were seen taking profits from this week’s rally, while big trades in John Keells Holdings (JKH) and Distilleries Company pushed turnover levels up, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,000.33 down 0.14 percent (4.28 points) while the Milanka […]

Dec 03, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks extended gains and rose above the 3,000-point mark on the benchmark index Thursday boosted by high volume transactions on Hatton National Bank (HNB) and John Keells Holdings (JKH), brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,004.61 up 1.78 percent (52.45 points) while the Milanka Price […]

Dec 02, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Monday boosted by the sale of 7.5 million John Keells Holdings (JKH) shares in an otherwise dull trading day, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 2,952.16, up 1.33 percent (38.77 points) while the Milanka Price Index of more liquid stocks closed at […]

Nov 30, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended higher Monday with trading boosted by the sale of shares in DFCC by the Galleon hedge fund of billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, facing insider dealing charges in the US, brokers said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 […]

Nov 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares made a strong recovery Friday while Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire fund manager accused of insider dealing in the US, sold out of Ceylon Leather Products, brokers and analysts said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The All […]