Weekly Financial Broadcast - NatWealth 5th August 2015

Melissa Pereira Fri Aug 07, 2015 10:19 am

 Sri Lanka records deflation for the first time since March 1995, mainly due to the high base which prevailed in July 2014. However core inflation which is a depiction of long term price levels rose to 3.5% from 2.8% the previous month.

 Expectation for political stability subsequent to parliamentary elections and higher corporate earnings for the second quarter in 2015 gives a boost to the main stock index which ended at 7,366.31 points on Wednesday, highest in six months.

 The incremental trend in T – Bill yields continued for the 4th week in a row. As such T – bill auction held on 5th of August witnessed the 182 Days and 364 Days T-bill escalate by 7 and 6 basis points respectively.

 Lankan currency was depreciated by 25 cents to the USD. Market rumors suggest that potential exit of foreign investors could have been the key trigger to the following decision.

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