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Sri Lankan shares fall as industrials, financials slide

The benchmark stock index ended down 1.27% at 7,343.38. The index is off 18.6% from its lifetime high hit on January 29, 2021.
Cable manufacturer ACL Cables slumped 6.2%, according to exchange data, while LOLC Holdings slid nearly 3%.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:59pm

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Sri Lankan shares fall as consumer, financial stocks drag

Data released after market hours on Thursday showed Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose 3.3% year-on-year in February compared with a 3% rise in January.
Cigarette maker Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc slid 4.8% to the Dec. 11 low of 1,000 Sri Lankan rupees, while Lanka ORIX Leasing Company PLC fell 1.5%.

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 05:49pm

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Sri Lankan shares extend gains as financials, industrials rise

Conglomerate Expolanka holdings jumped 15.1% as the top boost on the index, while Browns Investments gained 7.4%.
Tess Agro added 40% to end the day as the top percentage gainer on the index.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:00pm

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Sri Lankan shares extend losses as industrial, financial stocks slip

The benchmark stock index ended 3.53% lower at 7,329.21.
After markets closed on Monday, data showed that the island nation's national consumer price inflation was up 3.7% year-on-year in January.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:57pm

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Sri Lankan shares slip as industrials, financials drag

Lanka ORIX Leasing company slid 7.4% to be the biggest drag on the index, followed by a 2.8% fall in conglomerate John Keells Holdings.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 130.4 million, from 199.5 million in the previous session.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 10:05pm

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Sri Lankan shares end higher as financial, consumer stocks gain

Browns Investments added 9.1%, the biggest boost on the index, while shares of Lanka Orix Leasing company closed 2.6% higher.
Shares of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka added 3.4%, also among the top boosts.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 06:04pm

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Sri Lankan shares end higher as industrial, material stocks gain

The benchmark stock index ended 0.10% higher at 7,588.34, having slumped as much as 2.57% earlier. The index has shed 5.1% over the last two sessions.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 113.7 million, from 117.4 million in the previous session.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 07:26pm

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Sri Lankan shares close at over 1-mth low as financials, industrials decline

The benchmark stock index slumped 4.13% to end at 7,580.91, its lowest closing level since Jan. 13.
Shares of Conglomerate Hayleys plunged 90.3% to be the biggest drag on the index, followed by an 18.3% fall in shares of Lanka Orix Leasing Company.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 05:37pm

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Sri Lankan shares end lower as financials, consumer stocks weigh

The benchmark stock index fell 0.97% to 7,907.27 at the end of the trading session after having closed 5.1% firmer on Friday.
The Sri Lankan rupee was last quoted at 194 against the US dollar.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 07:26pm

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Sri Lankan shares recover sharply to end 5pc higher

The benchmark stock index ended up 5.1% at 7,985. Still, it shed 3.5% for the week, but is up 17.9% so far this year.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 184.8 million from 198 million in the previous session.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 06:31pm

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Sri Lankan shares extend losses, rupee falls

The benchmark stock index closed down 1.8% at 7,963.77. The index is up 17.6% for the year so far.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 128.8 million, from 142.8 million in the previous session.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 05:03pm

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Sri Lankan shares drop most in nearly four months as financials, industrials fall

Sri Lanka's CSE All Share Index ended 6.56% lower at 8,005.32, its biggest one-day fall since Oct. 5 last year and its second worst daily performance since late 2005.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 232.8 million from 2.87 billion in the previous session.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 07:11pm

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Sri Lankan shares slip for second day, rupee falls

Sri Lanka's benchmark stock index ended 1.17% lower at 8,567.07.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index rose to 2.87 billion from 336 million in the previous session.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 06:41pm

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Sri Lankan shares slip from record highs, consumer staples weigh

The benchmark stock index ended down 0.33% at 8,665.82, after touching an all-time high of 8798.38 earlier in the session.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 828.7 million from 995.6 million in the previous session.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:15pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at record high as industrial, financial stocks gain

Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index rose to 995.6 million from 590.4 million in the previous session.
Conglomerates John Keells Holding Plc and LOLC were the top boosts to the index, rising 7.6% and 8.2%, respectively.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 06:40pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at record high on optimism over AstraZeneca's virus vaccine nod

The benchmark stock index ended up 4.09% at 8,463.43. The index gained 9.4% for the week, its best weekly performance since May 2009.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index rose to 590.37 million from 377.65 million in the previous session.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 06:27pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at record high on industrial, financial boost

Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading 601.4 million rupees ($3.08 million) worth of shares, according to exchange data.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 06:29pm

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Financial, industrial stocks raise Sri Lankan shares about 1pc higher

Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 287.96 million from 690.06 million in the previous session.
Holding company Hayleys Plc and investment company Vallibel One Plc were the top boosts to the index, gaining 14.5% and 10.1%, respectively.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 06:34pm

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Sri Lankan shares end higher for tenth straight session

The benchmark stock index closed up 1.18% at 7,203.63, its highest closing level since September 2015.
Browns Investments Plc and conglomerate Expolanka Holdings Plc were the top boosts to the index, ending up 13.9% and 13.7%, respectively.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:35pm

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Sri Lankan shares close at over 5-year high on consumer staples rally

The CSE All Share Index ended up 0.83% at 7,036.76, its highest closing level since November 2015.
The index gained 10.5% in 2020, its best performance since 2014.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 07:30pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at more than 5-year high on consumer staples boost

The CSE All Share Index ended up 1.22% at 6,978.86, its highest closing level since early November 2015.
The index gained 10.5% in 2020, its best performance since 2014.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:34pm

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Sri Lankan shares close at five-year high on consumer staples boost

The CSE All Share Index ended up 1.78% at 6,894.98, its highest closing level since early Dec. 2015.
We will remain focused on maintaining market interest rates at single digit levels going forward.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 05:24pm

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Sri Lankan shares end 2020 near five-year high, post best year since 2014

The CSE All Share Index ended up 0.39% at 6,774.22 on Thursday.
Trading volume on the index rose to 187.07 million from 146.28 million on Wednesday.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 06:23pm

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Sri Lankan shares end at over 3-year high on gains in industrials, financials

The benchmark stock index ended up 0.29% at 6,704.89, its highest closing level since July 2017.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index, however, fell to 59.94 million from 67.82 million on Thursday.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 06:11pm

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Sri Lankan shares rise for eighth week as consumer staples stocks gain

The benchmark stock index ended up 0.9% at 6,685.64. It is up 9.1% so far this year.
Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc and Nestle Lanka Plc were the biggest boosts to the index, ending up 2.8% and 4.1%, respectively.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 05:31pm

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Sri Lankan shares slip as financial stocks drag

The benchmark stock index ended down 0.1% at 6,629.02. It is up 8.2% so far this year.
Carson Cumberbatch Plc and Ceylon Tobacco were the biggest boosts to the index, ending up 4% and 0.7%, respectively.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 06:31pm

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Sri Lankan shares rise as industrials, materials stocks rally

The benchmark stock index ended up 0.2% at 6,634.92. The index is up 8.3% for the year so far.
Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index was 939.24 million compared to 94.14 million on Monday.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 06:11pm

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Sri Lankan shares end lower dragged by consumer discretionary stocks

Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index, when compared to the last full trading day, was at 116.52 million from 610.33 million.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:12pm

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Sri Lankan shares see worst day in a month as consumer staples, industrials drag

Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc and Browns Investment Plc were the biggest drags to the index, losing 2.3pc and 4.9pc, respectively.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:22pm

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Sri Lankan shares extend rally on consumer staples strength

The benchmark stock index ended up marginally at 6,614.56 and has gained 7.9pc so far this year.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 05:06pm