Sri Lankan shares up

Sri Lanka stocks moved up slightly on Friday after three days of profit taking, as investors bought select blue chip shares, brokers said.
The key Colombo all-share index rose a provisional 0.31 percent, or 4.41 points, to 1,449.18. The bourse has gained more than 36 percent so far this year on upbeat corporate earnings.
The Milanka index - which tracks the most liquid and highly capitalised stocks - rose a provisional 0.52 percent, or 11.17 points, to 2,141.37. The index reached its life closing high of 2,228 points in January this year.
Conglomerate John Keells Holdings Ltd rose 0.47 percent to 107 rupees and Aitken Spence and Co Ltd rose 1.67 percent to 305 rupees on foreign and retail buying.
The Finance Co Ltd ended up 4.85 percent at 27 rupees and Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd rose 1.85 percent to 165 rupees.
Total market turnover was 254.5 million rupees with foreign purchases of 57.2 million rupees and foreign selling of 89.1 million rupees.