Trade Summary Market - 26/12/2012

sriranga · 1 Trade Summary Market - 26/12/2012 Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:03 pm

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sriranga · 3 Following Stocks Reached New High / Low on 26/12/2012 Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:25 pm

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sriranga · 4 Sri Lankan stocks at 6-wk high on foreign buying Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:54 pm

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Dec 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's stock market advanced on Wednesday, led by foreign buying in market heavyweight John Keells Holdings, but the day's turnover was thin, with most investors on holiday.

The Colombo Stock Exchange's main index rose 0.83 percent or 46.02 points to close at 5,570.91, its highest since Nov. 14.

Foreign buying accounted for 69.3 percent of turnover and offshore investors bought a net 119.1 million rupees worth of shares, extending net foreign buying this year to 37.9 billion rupees.

John Keells Holdings, bought by foreign investors, gained 0.46 percent to 218 rupees.

"Foreign buying helped the market to end higher and we expect to see positive sentiment when the new year starts as interest rates have fallen sharply," a stockbroker said on condition of anonymity.

Treasury bill yields eased by between 21 and 49 basis points at a weekly auction on Monday in line with a surprise cut in interest rates earlier this month.

The day's turnover stood at 242.4 million rupees ($1.91 million), compared to this year's daily average of 885.8 million rupees.

Stock and money markets were closed on Tuesday and Thursday for Christmas and a Buddhist religious holiday.

The rupee closed steady at 127.00/10 to the dollar, in dull trade, currency dealers said.

($1 = 126.9500 Sri Lanka rupees) (Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Ron Popeski)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/26/markets-srilanka-idUSL4N0A01Q920121226

sriranga · 5 LSL Market Review – 26th Dec 2012 Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:14 pm

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Colombo shares extended their gains into Wednesday with most of the blue-chips ending higher. Out of 16 stocks traded in S&P LK20 index, 13 closed with gains.

ASI advanced by 46.02points (+0.8%) to 5,570.91. MPI ended with a 0.4% gain (+21.01 points) at 5,060.83 while S&P LK20 index finished 0.7% higher (+21.59 points) at 3,060.37.The gains in the indices were supported by the price increase in blue-chips such as in Ceylon Tobacco (LKR 800,+2.9%), Dialog (LKR 8.40,+3.7%) and Aitken Spence (LKR 119.90,+2%).

The market turnover improved from last Monday to LKR 242mn despite the holiday-thinned trading. Only 8.2mn shares changed hands today clearly indicating the low activity levels.

The highest contribution for the turnover came from John Keells Holdings (LKR 151mn), Commercial Bank (LKR 27mn) and Bukit Darah (LKR 10mn). Free Lanka Holdings, Nation Lanka Finance and Central Investment and Finance were among the actively traded stocks.

The cash map (exl crossings) advanced to 78% indicating some buying pressure but on low activity.

Foreign participation accounted for 45% of the total turnover and foreigners were net buyers for the eighth consecutive day with a net inflow amounting to LKR 119mn.