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Rally speeds up
Foreign, institutional and retail buying intensified as the MPI crossed the 6,000 mark to reach a new high.
Plantation sector gained 5%. ASPI and MPI recorded gains of 4.37% and 2.88% during the week.

• Diversified and Banking & Finance sectors Change

Today Previous day
contributed significantly to the market turnover, (%)
ASPI 5,880.49 5,785.17 1.65
while the sector indices increased by 0.99% and MPI 6,066.81 5,961.52 1.77
1.14% respectively. Most sectors were actively Turnover (Rs) 4,139,464,420 3,362,991,647 23.09
Volume (Shares) 104,137,485 75,343,863 38.22
traded. Foreign Purchase (Rs) 436,556,000 187,291,978 133.09
Foreign Sales (Rs) 368,681,136 477,817,692 (22.84)
• John Keells Holdings made the highest PER 24.6 24.1 2.07
contribution to the market turnover with four PBV 2.7 2.7 -
Closed Price Change Change
crossings amounting to 567,000 shares (467,000 at Positive contributors
(Rs) (Rs) (%)
Rs 275 and 100,000 at Rs 270). The price Sri Lanka Telecom 49.00 3.60 8.00
Bukit Darah 7,900.00 399.90 5.33
increased by Rs 2.50 (0.94%) and closed at Rs John Keells Holdings 268.50 2.50 0.94
268.50. Negative contributors
United Motors 245.10 (10.30) (4.00)
• Brown & Com also contributed significantly to the Aitken Spence & Co
Ceylon Guardian
2,500.00
900.00
(8.00)
(27.50)
(0.32)
(2.96)
market turnover with a crossing amounting to Top Turnover Contributors Volume Turnover (Rs) %
1,389,700 shares taking place at Rs 151.20. The John Keells Holdings 1,252,400 341,293,530 8.24
Brown & Co 2,021,600 314,478,090 7.60
share price increased by Rs 6.70 (4.21%) and Richard Peiris & Co 1,463,700 207,315,640 5.01
closed at Rs 165.50. Seylan Development 7,921,200 141,847,800 3.43
The Finance Co 1,810,300 104,447,030 2.52
• Three other major crossings were recorded for Source:
urce: Colombo Stock Exchange
2,707,400 shares of Seylan Development at Rs
17.50, 648,000 shares of Hemas Holdings at Rs
39.50 and 350,000 shares of Chevron Lubricants at
Rs 167 also took place.
Announcements
• Kelani Tyre – Subdivision- 1 into 2 shares, Lankem
Ceylon –Right issue- 1 for 7at Rs 85 and Sigiriya
Village Hotels- Rights issue - 7 for 23 at Rs 90.
Global Market T -BOND %
• The Dow industrials increased 0.49%, to 10,319.80 Maturity Bid (Closing) Ask (Closing)
yesterday. 15-04-2012 7.30 7.40
01-02-2013 7.55 7.65
• Asian stock markets were mostly higher today as 01-04-2014 8.47 8.50
exporters gained while the yen took a breather 15-03-2015 8.73 8.74
after strong gains recently. The Nikkei increased 01-08-2016 9.05 9.10
0.6%. Source: MVS Money Brokers

Debt Market World Stock Markets

Date Nikkei 225 (Japan) Dow Jones (USA) FTSE 100 (UK)
• Secondary market Treasury bond yields declined 27-Aug-10 8,991.06 10,150.65 5,201.60
marginally, while the activity was very high. The 30-Aug-10 9,149.26 10,009.73 -
money market continued to be in excess of 31-Aug-10 8,824.06 10,014.73 5,225.20
liquidity (approximately Rs 29.826Bn). 1-Sep-10 8,927.02 10.269.47 5,366.40
2-Sep-10 9,062.84 10,320.10 5,371.00
• Rupee depreciated slightly as the exchange rate Source: Wall Street Journal & Yahoo Finance

was recorded at Rs 112.74 - 112.75 per US $. The information contained in this update has been compiled or arrived at based on information obtained
from sources believed to be reliable. However, we do not make any representation as to its accuracy.