Sri Lanka shares fall, Com Bank down after oil hedge exposure revelation

Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares headed down Friday on low trading volumes with Commercial Bank falling sharply after it revealed a sizeable exposure in …

Sri Lanka share trading slumps to six-year low

Dec 04, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares sagged further Thursday as trading volumes slumped to a six-year low of 13 million rupees with high interest rates and …

Sri Lanka shares weaken, trading slumps to 4-year low

Dec 02, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares weakened Tuesday with trading drying up and turnover slumping to a low of 33 million rupees, the lowest for four years, …

Sri Lanka shares resume slide, Ceylinco Insurance boosts trading volumes

Dec 01, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares resumed their downward march Monday after two days of marginal gains last week, with a large transaction in Ceylinco …

Sri Lanka shares rise marginally, Distilleries boosts trading volumes

Nov 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan share prices ended slightly firmer Friday, with volumes pushed higher by large trades in Distilleries Company but concerns over …

Sri Lanka shares rise, gains seen short-lived

Nov 27, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan share prices rose Thursday, breaking a long slide but brokers said the gains could be short-lived given the negative investor …

Sri Lanka shares slide, trading thin

Nov 26, 2008 (LBO) - The slide in Sri Lankan stocks picked up momentum slightly Wednesday, although volumes remained thin with the indices dragged down by …

Sri Lanka shares slide, Dialog actively traded

Nov 25, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks sank further Tuesday on thin volumes with active trading in Dialog Telekom, a market heavyweight which recently posted …

Sri Lanka shares head down, ignore battlefield gains

Nov 24, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks began the week on a dreary note with the market continuing its downward march Monday on low trading volumes and brokers …

Sri Lankan stocks fall sharply in thin trading

Nov 21, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks fell sharply Friday with a small net foreign inflow although trading volumes were low in what share market analysts …

Sri Lanka high-value shares draw interest

Nov 20, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks closed virtually flat on Thursday with high-value stocks like John Keells Holdings drawing interest, brokers and …

Sri Lankan stocks close 2.0-pct lower

Nov 19, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks closed 2.0 percent lower Wednesday with a poor earnings outlook and high interest rates keeping buyers at bay, and the …

Sri Lanka shares head down

Nov 18, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks resumed their downward march Tuesday after a brief halt the day before but with trading volumes drying up and the …

Sri Lanka blue chip gains nudge indices up

Nov 17, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended barely changed Monday with gains in blue chips lifting the indices and transactions in John Keells Holdings (JKH), …

Sri Lanka shares weaken, DFCC trade pumps up volume

Nov 14, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares continued to slide Friday with trading volumes increased by a large transaction in DFCC and a net inflow of foreign …

Sri Lanka shares weaken further

Nov 13, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main share market index slumped two percent Thursday with liquidity drying up as investors stayed away from trading given …

Sri Lanka shares weaken, trading dries up

Nov 11, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended marginally lower Tuesday after swinging both ways with trading drying up as wary investors remained on the …

Sri Lanka shares slump, Sunshine Holdings trading props up turnover

Nov 10, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended lower Monday, despite opening firmly in the morning, as investors stayed away from trading owing to uncertainty …

Sri Lanka shares slump

Nov 07, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares Friday fell for the second day running after rising on thin volumes for several days with brokers saying small investors …

Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking on thin volumes

Nov 06, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares slumped Wednesday after several days of gains on thin volumes as investors took profits, with brokers saying the …