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Stock Market Performance
ASPI and S&P SL20 Index Changes
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Sri Lanka stocks trend up, consumer services push turnover
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee closed at 321.00/30 to the US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday, significantly weaker from 319.90/320.40 the previous day, dealers said, while bond yields broadly steady. A bond maturing on 01.07.2028 closed at 9.70/75 percent, down from 9.75/85 percent.
Sri Lanka stocks close down 1.63-pct, capital goods push turnover
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Thursday, data showed, as global uncertainty rose after cargo ships in the Gulf region were attacked.Brent crude prices rose towards $100 per barrel. As at 6.20 am today, price per barrel was around $101.59.The ASPI closed down 1.63 percent, or 363.43, at 21,988.12.The S&P SL20 closed down 1.47 percent, or 92.04 points at 6,187.66.John Keells Holdings (down 2.43 percent at Rs.20.10), Hatton National Bank (down 1.88 percent at Rs.418.00), and Melstacorp (down 2.06 percent at Rs.166.75) were top negative contributors to the ASPI.Market turnover was 4.1 billion rupees. Most of this came from trades in capital goods (1.298 billion rupees) stocks.In regional markets, India’s BSE SENSEX was down 0.63 percent at 76,378.91 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down 0.70 percent at 25,716.76.Melstacorp said it has sold 2,000,000 shares of its 4,250,264,664 shares of Distillery Company of Sri Lanka, at Rs.59.00 per share, lowering its stake marginally from 92.40 percent to 92.35 percent.source: Economy Next
CSEALL Quote - Sri Lanka Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Index
Index performance for Sri Lanka Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Index (CSEALL) including value, chart, profile & other market data.
Sri Lankan shares buoyed by gains in communication services stocks
Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, posting weekly gains as well, helped by advances in communication services stocks.
