CSE closes early for Ditwah, ends week on the up

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Foreign investment net outflow nears Rs. 5 b in Nov.

The Colombo stock market yesterday ended the week on the up after trading closed two hours earlier than the regular 2 p.m. close due to adverse weather conditions caused by cyclone Ditwah.

The ASPI ended up 0.35% or 80.37 points to 22,742.46 and the active S&P SL20 gained 0.16% or 10.12 points to 6,278.57.

The market closed at 12:30 p.m. yesterday on a turnover of over Rs. 1.9 billion on nearly 63.2 million shares traded. Foreign investors were net sellers with a net outflow of Rs. 326.3 million.

Week-on-week, the ASPI was down 1.17% or 269.9 points while the S&P SL20 declined 1.53% or 97.58 points. Foreigners were net sellers in the week on a Rs. 684.35 million net outflow.

First Capital Research said despite an early halt in trading, the Colombo Bourse gathered fresh momentum and nudged its way upward. Following a brief downward movement in the beginning of the session, market regained traction towards closing.

Key positive contributors to today’s upward movement included BUKI, AEL, BIL, LOLC, and DOCK.

The Capital Goods sector accounted for 35.4% of total turnover, followed by Banking and Telecommunication sectors, which collectively contributed 24.1%. Foreign investors remained net sellers, bringing the month-to-date net foreign outflow to Rs. 3.7 billion.