ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Thursday, data on its site showed.
The broader All Share Index closed up 0.54 percent, or 58.33 points, at 10,884; while the more liquid S&P SL20 Index closed up 0.81 percent, or 24.63 points, at 3,061.
Turnover was 1.2 billion.
Bank stocks contributed the most (Rs5514mn) to the turnover, and most banks shares closed up.
Top turnover generators were HNB, Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank (down at 72.20), NTB, and Pan Asia Bank (up at 19.40).
Three crossings took place on Nations Trust Bank (up at 114.25), Hatton National Bank (up at 164.25), and Lanka Aluminium Industries (up at 22.50).
There was a net foreign outflow of 38.96 million.
Foreign buying was seen in Dipped Products (up at 34.00), Commercial Credit and Finance (up at 31.80), Richard Pieris and Company (flat at 20.50), Browns Investments (up at 5.30), HNB, and Hemas Holdings (up at 72.80).
Foreign selling was seen in Commercial Bank (up at 85.00), Dialog Axiata (flat at 8.70), Aitken Spence (down at 113.75), Ceylon Tobacco (up at 1,175.00), Ceylon Cold Stores (down at 51.90), and Commercial Bank non-voting (up at 71.00). (Colombo/Sep19/2024)