Full Stock Market

Indices closed in green as a result of price gains in counters such as John Keells Holdings, Hatton National Bank and Sampath Bank with the turnover crossing Rs 951 Mn. High net utional investor participation was noted in Commercial Bank and Access Engineering. Mixed interest was observed in Sampath Bank, Tokyo Cement Company nonvoting and John Keells Holdings whilst retail interest was noted in Browns Investments. Furthermore, foreigners closed as net sellers mainly due to foreign selling in Commercial Bank.

Banks, Finance and Insurance sector was the top contributor to the market turnover (due to Commercial Bank and Sampath Bank) whilst the sector index gained 1.42%. The share price of Commercial Bank decreased by Rs 0.90 (0.90%) closing at Rs 99.00 whilst foreign holdings decreased by 1,417,413 shares. The share price of Sampath Bank moved up by Rs 7.90 (5.03%) to close at Rs 165.10. Manufacturing sector was the second highest contributor to the market turnover (due to Tokyo Cement Company nonvoting) whilst the sector index increased by 2.95%. The share price of Tokyo Cement Company nonvoting recorded a gain of Rs 2.60 (8.97%) to close at Rs 31.60.

Access Engineering and John Keells Holdings were also included amongst the top turnover contributors. The share price of Access Engineering gained Rs 1.30 (6.60%) to close at Rs 21.00. The share price of John Keells Holdings appreciated by Rs 2.80 (1.82%) to close at Rs 156.70.

Furthermore, Union Chemicals Lanka announced an interim dividend of Rs 9.00 per share.