CSE All Share Index (ASI) is getting closer to 5000 mark & hopefully it will cross this important index level within current week. ASI closed at 4943.53, up 48.02 points while MPI gained 50.77 points to close at 5595.90. Turnover was 2.09 billion rupees.

Diversified Blue Chip John Keells Holdings Plc was up by 4.50 to close at Rs 234.50 while Hemas Holdings Plc closed at Rs 38.00, up one rupee & over 2.1 million shares traded during the day. Cargils (Ceylon) Plc the owners of Sri Lanka’s largest Super Market chain, “Food City” was closed at Rs 141.50, up 9.25. Aitken Spence Plc the company with interest in hotels & travels, shipping sector closed at Rs 1800.00, up one hundred rupees. Rarely traded illiquid Watapota Investments Plc gained 200 rupees to close at Rs 1000.00 but only 200 shares traded.

Agalawatte Plantations Plc one of the plantation companies with substantial rubber plantations gained 1.75 to close at Rs 39.50 as international rubber prices continues to go up. Namunukula Plantations Plc was up by 4.25 to close at Rs 61.00.

Diesel & Motor Engineering Plc lost 20.75 to close at Rs 852.75 while Trans Asia Hotels Plc dipped by 20 rupees to end the day at 250.00. Eastern Merchants Plc lost 15.50 to close at Rs 209.50.

Foreign investors were net sellers with Rs 528 million sales & Rs 212.5 million purchases. At the end of the trading Market PER was 20.70.

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