Sri Lanka shares closes higher with fresh trading week begins.
Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
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The Sri Lanka’s main stock index ASI was up by 28.26 points to close at 4533.95 while MPI that represent more liquid stocks gained 11.06 points to close at 5105.85. Turnover was 1.13 billion rupees.
Aitken Spence Plc reported gain of Rs 62.75 to close at 1563.00 with the announcement of more investment in tourism sector of the country. Ceylon Leather Products Plc was up by 13.75 to end the day at Rs 227.75. Sampath Bank closed four rupees higher at Rs 338.50. More than 1.4 million shares of John Keells Holdings Plc traded today & closed two rupees higher at 205.00.
Finlays (Colombo) Plc was down by fourteen rupees to close at 176.00 & over one million shares traded during the day. Asiri Central Hospital Plc lost 10.25 to close at Rs 180.00. DFCC Bank closed the day Rs 3.00 lower at 247.00.
Sri Lanka’s mobile telecom leader Dialog Telekom closed unchanged at Rs 9.50.
There were 75 positive contributors & 67 negative contributors for the day. Foreign investors were net buyers today with Rs 429.35 million purchases & Rs 198.40 million sales.
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