Continues on Lively Ways…..28th Dec 2010

28 December 2010 11:20 am

The All Share Price Index picked 19.6 points to close at 6,641.1 points (+0.3%), whilst the Milanka Price Index also picked 37.1 points to close at 7,063.6 points (+0.5%).

The total turnover was LKR1,643.7 mn (USD14,797.4 k)  vs. 12-month average daily turnover of LKR2,390.9 mn (USD21,524.1k) whilst the volume traded for the day was 88,042.1 k against the 12-month average daily volume of 74,400 k.

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Bourse continued on its lively ways, where institutions dominated the market activity. Hatton National Bank (Non-voting) and Distilleries saw strong institutional interest whilst Institutions and High net worth individuals were seen active on heavy weight John Keels Holdings. Retail participation was seen in Touchwood Investments. Further, Institutional play was evident in Commercial bank during the day

Net outflow of foreign funds was seen during the day, where foreign purchases amounted to LKR112.2 mn (USD1,010.1 k), whilst foreign sales amounted to LKR323.2 mn (USD2,909.6 k).

Market capitalization is at LKR2,211.9 bn. YTD market performance is up 96.2%.

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