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CSE records low turnover after several weeks

Indices at the Colombo Stock Exchange lost ground today on low turnover as large cap companies lost ground once more. The day’s turnover of Rs 293 million was the lowest witnessed in the past few days. Daily average turnover in the past two weeks was over Rs 1 billion. Turnover came from DFCC Bank (Turnover of Rs 25 million, share closed down Rs 4.50 to Rs 148.75), First Capital Holdings (Rs 15 million in turnover, share closed unchanged at Rs 20.75) and Hemas Holdings (turnover of Rs 14 million, share closed up 25 cents to Rs 125.25)

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Of the large caps, John Keells Holdings closed unchanged at Rs 140.25, Distilleries closed down Rs 3.00 to Rs 98.50, Sri Lanka Telecom was down Rs 1.00 to Rs 44.00, Dialog Telekom was closed flat at Rs 7.25 and Asian Hotels and Properties was down Rs 3.75 to Rs 75.00.

Most Asian markets declined for the second straight day with Japan’s Nikkei down 0.6 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 0.5 percent, China’s CSI 300 Index down 0.7, India’s BSE Sensex 0.4 percent and Singapore’s Straits Times Index down 0.4 percent.



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