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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
24-04-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Materials and industrials lift Sri Lankan shares
Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, led by gains in materials and industrials. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.46% higher at 15,615.63 points. Ceylinco Holdings and Lanka Ashok Leyland were the top gainers by index points, up 50 points and 36 points, respectively. Trading volume on the index rose to 54.75 million shares from 38.48 million shares in the previous session. Sri Lankan shares fall as IT, consumer staples drag The equity market's turnover rose to 1.47 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($4.90 million) from 1.1 billion Sri Lankan rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 81.72 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 1.42 billion rupees, the data showed.
