Lanka Securities Market Roundup 28 May 2015

Melissa Pereira Fri May 29, 2015 11:09 am

Colombo equities ended flat on Thursday amid the profit taking witnessed in several
counters. All share index bagged 2.21 index points or 0.03% to end at 7,255.71 while 20-scrip S&P SL20 index gained 4.18 index points (+0.10%) to close at 4,035.04.

Price appreciation in high caps such as Distilleries (closed at 280.00, +2.9%), Dialog Axiata (closed at LKR 11.70, +0.9%) and Bukit Darah (closed at LKR 680.00, +1.2%) contributed positively to index performance.

Daily market turnover reached to LKR 1.4bn underpinned by several crossings. Commercial Bank emerged as the top contributor to the turnover with LKR 515mn supported six crossings of 2.2mn shares at LKR 164.00-165.00. Turnover from the counter accounted for 37% of the total turnover. John Keells Holdings (LKR 131mn), Hatton National Bank (LKR 92mn) & Union Bank (LKR 90mn) were next best contributors to the total turnover. Several crossings were seen in Union Bank (3.3mn shares at LKR 24.80), Hatton National Bank (0.2mn shares at LKR 229.30),

John Keells Holdings (0.1mn shares at LKR 201.00) and Sampath Bank (0.1mn shares at LKR 270.00). Aggregate value crossings represented 39% of the total turnover.

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