Tag: Sri Lanka stocks

Aug 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended flat Friday with small investors chasing speculative stocks like Environmental Resources Investments while a few big deals of heavyweights like John Keells Holdings went through, brokers said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The All Share […]

Aug 20, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed flat Thursday as retail investors eyed undervalued mid-cap stocks to profit from an anticipated month-end technical correction, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.06 percent (1.58 points) to end at 2,524.62, while the Milanka index of liquid stocks gained 0.12 […]

Aug 19, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed down Wednesday as retail investors took profits on the last few day’s gains, while the rupee stabilized against the greenback, brokers and dealers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.37 percent (9.44 points) to end at 2,521.24, while the Milanka index […]

Aug 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed up Tuesday as investors regained some confidence and bet on blue chip and hotel stocks, while the rupee continued to gain against the dollar, brokers and dealers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 1.15 percent (28.73 points) to end at 2,529.19, […]

Aug 17, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed flat Monday as investors took defensive positions on mostly blue chip stocks that took a beating last week owing to poor June quarter results, while the rupee strengthened against the dollar, brokers and dealers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.03 […]

Aug 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed weaker Friday, as a record loss by index heavy Dialog Telekom pulled the market down, while the rupee spiked in late trading, brokers and dealers said.The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.38 percent to end at 2,501.19 (9.62 points), while the Milanka […]

Aug 13, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed flat on Thursday as retail investors recovered from a spate of weak earnings the June quarter, while plantation stocks that had exposure to tea picked up in price, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.08 percent (1.95 points) to end […]

Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed down Wednesday, dragged lower by index heavy blue chips as retailers, worried about weak June quarter earnings, sold out to cut losses, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.72 percent (18.07 points) to end at 2,506.85, while the Milanka index […]

Aug 11, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed flat Tuesday as retail investors were seen taking profits on selected blue chip and high value shares, while there was renewed interest in certain mid-cap counters, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.09 percent (2.15 points) to end at 2,524.92 […]

Aug 10, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices fell Monday, dragged down by index heavy blue chips as investors stayed away, waiting for corporate earnings, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.27 percent (6.76 points) to end at 2,522.77 Monday, while the Milanka index of liquid stocks lost […]

Aug 07, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed marginally down Friday as investors waited for foreign investors to enter the market and showed no reaction to the capture of a wanted Tamil Tiger leader, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed flat to end at 2,529.53, while the Milanka index […]

Aug 06, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed up Thursday with investors apparently optimistic of foreign inflows, while selected counters saw some volatility on poor corporate earnings, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed up 0.34 percent (8.57 points) to end at 2,526.08 Thursday, while the Milanka index of liquid […]