ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Monday, data on its site showed.
The broader All Share Index closed up 0.92 percent, or 111.15 points, at 12,164; while the more liquid S&P SL20 Index closed up 1.34 percent, or 47.58 points, at 3, 590.
Turnover was 2.7 billion.
Top contributors to the ASPI were C T Holdings (up at 316.50), Sampath Bank (up at 83.00), Hatton National Bank (up at 218.50), John Keells Holdings (up at 189.00), and Commercial Bank (up at 106.50).
Top turnover generators were Sampath Bank, Commercial Bank, Pan Asia Banking Corporation (up at 23.30), Waskaduwa Beach Resort (down at 2.10) and John Keells Holdings.
Banking shares continued to see high volumes traded, with almost all closing up. The sector contributed 1.4 billion of the turnover.
Conglomerates Hayleys (up at 100.25), and Melstacorp (up at 88.00) closed up. While Aitken Spence (down at 121.25) and Hemas Holdings (down at 79.00) were among the top five negative contributors to the ASPI.
Crossings took place on Commercial Bank, Central Finance Company (flat at 119.25), Sampath Bank, TeeJay Lanka (up at 42.20), PABC, JKH, and Digital Mobility Solutions (up at 39.20).
The net foreign outflow continued though, with Monday registering 84 million rupees.
Top foreign buying was seen in Commercial Bank, ACL Cables (up at 85.00), Agarapatana Plantations (flat at 8.20), Tokyo non-voting (up at 44.00), Ceylon Tobacco (down at 1,200.00) and HNB non-voting (up at 177.00).
Top foreign selling was seen on Digital Mobility Solutions, JKH, Sampath, DFCC (up at 82.80), Lanka Milk Foods (up at 29.90) and NDB (up at 80.90). (Colombo/Oct7/2024)