| Equity Markets (29 Jul 10) |
- The bourse ended lower as profit taking led to a drop in value in bluechip counters while a
sharp increase in trading and gains in speculative counter Env. Resources was observed.
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All Share Price Index declined by 0.39% to close at 5119.10 while the liquid Milanka Price
Index declined by 0.4% to end the day at 5805.40.
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Volumes increased by 156.1% to 238m, whilst turnover increased by 2.3% to Rs.3.3Bn.
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The gainers list was led by Envi. Resources [W] and Eastern Merchant while Asiri Central and
Union Assurance led the Losers.
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Envi. Resources topped the turnover list with Rs.463m to the day's turnover whilst Mullers
dominated the volume list with 153m shares.
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A total of Rs.26m net FII inflow was witnessed for the day.
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| Government Securities Market and Liquidity (29 Jul 10) |
- Heavy trading was obsverved with strong buying interest in short term bonds while
volumes in long term bonds were moderate leading sharp drop in rates.
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29 July 10 |
Index |
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Real |
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| ASPI |
5119.10 |
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(19.83) |
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(0.39)% |
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| MPI |
5805.40 |
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(23.33) |
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(0.40)% |
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Market Statistics |
(29.07.10) |
(28.07.10) |
(+/-) |
| Banking And Finance |
10965.30 |
10955.70 |
0.09% |
| Food & Beverage |
8942.44 |
9012.60 |
-0.78% |
| Diversified |
1658.50 |
1691.30 |
-1.94% |
| Healthcare |
507.76 |
522.99 |
-2.91% |
| Hotel & Travels |
4421.37 |
4419.10 |
0.05% |
| Manufacturing |
2951.01 |
2936.48 |
0.49% |
| Plantation |
1059.89 |
1070.25 |
-0.97% |
| Telecom |
168.02 |
170.81 |
-1.63% |
| Market Capital |
1678.72 |
1685.22 |
-0.39% |
| Turnover (LKR mn) |
3251.37 |
3179.00 |
2.28% |
| Volume (mn Shares) |
237.62 |
92.80 |
156.06% |
| Foreign Purchases (LKR mn) |
271.65 |
345.66 |
-21.41% |
| Foreign Sales (LKR mn) |
245.94 |
363.17 |
-32.28% |
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| Top Five Gainers, 29 Jul 10 |
Day Close |
+/- LKR |
+/-(%) |
| Envi. Resources [w] |
107.75 |
23.25 |
27.51 |
| Eastern Merchant |
245.00 |
35.50 |
16.95 |
| Envi. Resources [w] |
51.00 |
6.25 |
13.97 |
| Envi. Resources [w] |
47.00 |
5.50 |
13.25 |
| Sinhaputhra Fin |
79.00 |
8.75 |
12.46 |
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| Top Five Losers, 29 Jul 10 |
Day Close |
+/- LKR |
+/-(%) |
| Asiri Central |
157.00 |
-35.50 |
-18.44 |
| Union Assurance |
120.75 |
-10.00 |
-7.65 |
| Confifi Hotel |
222.00 |
-18.00 |
-7.50 |
| Sathosa Motors |
132.00 |
-8.00 |
-5.71 |
| Lake House Prin. |
80.00 |
-4.75 |
-5.60 |
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| Top Five By Volume, 29 Jul 10 |
Volume |
Day Close |
Prev Day |
| Mullers |
153,435,073 |
1.40 |
1.30 |
| S M B Leasing |
11,069,800 |
1.70 |
1.70 |
| Envi. Resources [w0002] |
5,388,800 |
51.00 |
44.75 |
| Piramal Glass |
4,995,400 |
3.20 |
3.20 |
| Envi. Resources [w0006] |
4,376,000 |
47.00 |
41.50 |
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| Top Five By Turnover, 29 Jul 10 |
Turnover |
Day Close |
Prev Day |
| Envi. Resources |
462,996,625 |
124.75 |
113.00 |
| Envi. Resources [w0002] |
262,708,925 |
51.00 |
44.75 |
| Mullers |
199,500,185 |
1.40 |
1.30 |
| Envi. Resources [w0006] |
198,184,350 |
47.00 |
41.50 |
| Envi. Resources [w0003] |
186,638,325 |
46.75 |
41.75 |
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| Exchange Rates For (29 Jul 10) |
Buying Rate |
Selling Rate |
| British Pound |
174.03 |
177.53 |
| Euro |
144.83 |
148.07 |
| USD |
111.91 |
113.50 |
| Australian Dollar |
99.44 |
102.01 |
| Japanese Yen |
1.28 |
1.31 |
| Indian Rupee |
2.43 |
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| Main market indicators for (29 Jul 10) |
Today |
Previous |
| Overnight Repo Rate |
8.18 |
8.17 |
| 3 Month Treasury Bill Rate |
7.90 |
7.92 |
| 12 Month Treasury Bill Rate |
9.00 |
9.09 |
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