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Business Recorder
2 days ago
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- Business Recorder
Sri Lankan benchmark rises for the ninth straight week
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares posted their ninth straight weekly gains on Friday, adding roughly 13% over the period, while a drop on the day slightly capped the upside. The CSE All Share index rose 3% for the week, but fell 0.23% to 17,394.45 on Friday, breaking an eight-session rally. Five of the eleven sub-sectors retreated on Friday, with information technology stocks leading losses with a 2.53% drop. Singhe Hospitals and Office Equipment were the top two percentage losers on the CSE All Share, falling 10% and 6.9%, respectively. Trading volume on the CSE All Share index slumped to 189.2 million shares from 222.1 million in the previous session. The equity market's turnover slid to 4.22 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($14.1 million) from 5.60 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.
Business Recorder
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
IT, consumer staples lift Sri Lanka shares
Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Wednesday, aided by gains in information technology and consumer staples stocks. The CSE All Share index settled up 0.81% at 17,353.05, rising for the seventh straight session. Lion Brewery (Ceylon) and SMB Finance were the top two percentage gainers on the CSE All Share, rising 22.13% and 16.67%, respectively. Sri Lankan shares notch eighth straight weekly gain Trading volume on the CSE All Share index rose to 279 million shares from 271.9 million in the previous session. The equity market's turnover inched up to 7.37 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($24.6 million), according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 395.4 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 7.05 billion rupees, the data showed.
Business Recorder
30-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Sri Lankan shares notch eighth straight weekly gain
Sri Lankan shares logged their eighth straight week of gains on Friday, as gains in utilities stocks overpowered losses in IT firms. The CSE All Share index settled up 0.23% at 16,854.86. Sri Lanka's Colombo consumer price index was down 0.7% year-on-year in May after dropping 2% in April, its statistics department said on Friday. SMB Finance PLC and Ramboda Falls PLC were the top percentage gainers on the CSE All Share index, rising 50% and 21%, respectively. Trading volume on the CSE All Share index rose to 210.8 million shares from 173.8 million in the previous session. Sri Lanka shares close flat as energy losses offset other gains The equity market's turnover fell to 5.17 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($17.3 million) from 6.43 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 606.1 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 5 billion rupees, the data showed.
Business Recorder
27-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Materials, financials lift Sri Lankan shares higher
Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Tuesday, boosted by gains in materials and financials stocks. The CSE All Share index settled up 0.98% at 16,657.63 SMB Finance and Lanka Ashok Leyland were the top percentage gainers, rising 50% and 12.43%, respectively. Trading volume rose to 249.9 million shares, from 171.8 million in the previous session. Sri Lanka shares close flat as energy losses offset other gains The equity market's turnover rose to 18.71 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($62.4 million) from 3.76 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 434 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 18.48 billion rupees, the data showed.
Business Recorder
26-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Sri Lanka shares close flat as energy losses offset other gains
Sri Lankan shares closed flat on Monday, as gains in IT and health care stocks were offset by losses in energy. The CSE All Share index settled up 0.01% at 16,496.24, marking its eight-straight day of gains Singhe Hospitals PLC and Seylan Developments PLC were the top percentage gainers on the CSE All Share index, rising 25% and 15.9%, respectively. Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 171.8 million shares from 182.5 million in the previous session. Sri Lanka shares end flat The equity market's turnover rose to 3.76 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($12.55 million) from 3.74 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 206.2 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 3.62 billion rupees, the data showed.
