The share price of John Keells Holdings recorded a loss of 50 cents to Rs. The share price of Hayleys increased by Rs.

The Capital Goods sector was the top contributor to the market turnover (due to Hayleys, John Keells Holdings and Lanka Tiles) whilst the sector index lost 0.12%. Mixed interest was observed in Hayleys, Tokyo Cement Company nonvoting and Lanka Tiles whilst retail interest was noted in EML Consultants, Browns Investments and Alumex.

NDB Securities said high net worth and institutional investor participation was noted in Melstacorp and John Keells Holdings. Activities also took a dull turn as investors took a side-lined approach with the expectation on the IMF board level agreement to be inked on 20 March 2023. The banking and energy sector counters remained the top contributor to the index whereas profit-taking was extended on TILE due to the ex-dividend (XD). 12.8 million.įirst Capital said the bourse closed in green and held its upward momentum during Friday’s session to close the day at a 1-week high of 9,670, gaining 74 points. 209 million driven by net buying in TKYOX (Rs. 2.6 million).įoreigners generated a net inflow of Rs. 134.3 million) and 1 crossing in JKH (Rs. Crossings accounted for 12.6% of turnover with 2 crossings recorded in MELSN (Rs. Following Thursday’s profit-taking session, GLAS (+5.4%), TKYOX (+1.1%), SAMP (+2.0%), COMBN (+3.3%), HNBN (+1.7%), and HHL (+1.5%) returned to green territory while TILE (-12.6%), EXPO (-0.9%), SCAP (-0.8%), TKYON (-0.4%), AEL (-1.3%), and PACK (-1.2%) recorded price losses during the session.ĬOMB (+18 points), HAYL (+10 points), and SAMP (+10 points) ended as the major index movers while TILE (-5 points) and CTC (-3 points) came in as the top laggards on the ASPI.

17 million last week.Īsia Securities said the indices ended the week on a positive note on Friday amidst lacklustre investor activity. 3.9 billion as opposed to a net outflow of Rs.

600 million to increase the year to date figure to Rs. The ASPI gained 63.46 points (+0.66%) during the week while the S&P SL20 gained 16.97 points (+0.60%). The Colombo stock market managed to close the week on the up after a mid-week struggle as local investor sentiment remained mixed whilst foreigners stepped up buying.

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