17 million).įirst Capital said the bourse closed in red for the second consecutive session as retail participation significantly weakened as a wait-and-see approach was instilled ahead of the trade union strike today. 34 million was recorded during the session led by HNB (Rs. Overall, 85 stocks recorded price gains while 92 ended with losses. 1.4 billion involving 50.3 million shares.Īsia Securities said following an early dip, the indices recovered to close marginally lower as front-line stocks moved in opposite directions amidst continued profit-taking in banking sector counters. Yesterday investor sentiment remained bearish with ASPI was down by 10 points and the S&P SL20 by 8 points. 1.8 billion, almost the same as in January.
In January ASPI gained 4.4% and S&P SL20 by 4.9%.Īverage daily turnover in February was Rs.
The Colombo stock market remained negative for the second consecutive day but ended February on the up thanks to gains in the early part of the month.ĭuring the month, the ASPI and the S&P SL20 gained 3.6% and 1.2% respectively.
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