Srilanka, Feb. 22 -- Indices closed in green as a result of price gains in counters such as Commercial Bank, Melstacorp and John Keells Holdings with the turnover crossing Rs. 3.5 Bn. High net worth and institutional investor participation was noted in Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank and John Keells Holdings. Mixed interest was observed in National Development Bank, Hatton National Bank and CIC Holdings nonvoting whilst retail interest was noted in Browns Investments, LVL Energy Fund and LOLC Finance. Furthermore, foreigners closed as net sellers.
During the week, the ASPI lost 0.3% and S&P SL20 gained 0.6% respectively, while recording an average turnover of LKR 4.2 Bn.
The Banking sector was the top contributor to the market turnover (du...
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