Stock market ends negative run as buyers return

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 13:28 -     - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

The Colombo stock market today closed on the up after tumultuous sessions in recent weeks. The active S&PSL20 shot up by 13.5% and the benchmark All Share Price Index gained by over 5%.  Turnover was Rs. 2.18 billion involving 14.4 million shares. In the last two sessions the market lost Rs. 600 billion in value after dropping 10% each day. Brokers said fresh buying of fundamentally sound stocks going at bargain price boosted the indices.

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