Tag: Stock Market

June 01, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended weaker Wednesday with some interest seen in financial and property stocks, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,387.15, down 0.42 percent (30.92 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 0.08 percent (5.45 points) to close at 6,859.06, according to stock exchange […]

May 31, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended weaker Tuesday despite retail buying of popular and speculative stocks, brokers said. Capital Development and Investment Company, which had shot up 303.10 rupees or almost 75 percent Monday to 707.30 rupees, fell almost 10 percent Tuesday to end at 636. 90 rupees. The main All Share […]

May 30, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares ended flat Monday with active trade in newly listed The Multi Finance Company and Capital Development and Investment Company, brokers said. Singer Sri Lanka went up 16.30 rupees or 14.19 percent to end at 131.2 rupees. There were three crossings of a total of 530,000 shares all […]

May 27, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed firmer Friday with interest in financial stocks and two newly listed finance companies that soared on their debut making further gains, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,459.58, up 0.54 percent (40.14 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 0.15 percent […]

May 26, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed weaker Thursday with two newly listed finance companies soaring on their debut and a property company once again the most actively traded stock, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,419.44, down 0.37 percent (27.25 points) while the more liquid Milanka index fell […]

May 25, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed firmer Wednesday with heavy trading once again in a property firm in which a big stake changed hands last week, brokers said. John Keells Holdings was also actively traded, closing at 300.10 rupees, up 40 cents with over 1.75 million shares changing hands. There were three […]

May 24, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed barely changed Tuesday with heavy trading in a property firm in which a big stake changed hands last week, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,431.97, down 0.10 percent (7.18 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 0.06 percent (4.22 points) […]

May 23, 2011, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks closed weaker Monday, amid broad sell-off though heavy trading in Colombo Land shares boosted activity, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.54 percent to end at 7439.15 (40.48 points), while the Milanka index of liquid stocks dropped 0.39 percent (26.60 […]

May 20, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed weaker Friday despite a strong opening after rallying the day before when a deadline to clear broker credit was extended to the end of the year, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,479.63, down 0.11 percent (7.98 points) while the more liquid […]

May 19, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares rose strongly Thursday following a widely anticipated announcement by the markets regulator that the margin trading credit settlement period had been extended again, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,487.61, up 1.75 percent (128.92 points) while the more liquid Milanka index rose 1.19 […]

May 16, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares made a comeback Monday, boosted by encouraging first quarter earnings and anticipation the regulator would further relax the margin trading credit settlement period, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,358. 69 up 0.53 percent (38.75 points) while the more liquid Milanka index up […]

May 13, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed mixed in dull trade with the market with Nation Lanka Finance the highest contributor to the day’s turnover, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,319. 94 up 0.26 percent (19.12 points) while the more liquid Milanka index down 0. 11 percent (7.33 […]