Milanka up, ASPI down

There was mixed reaction in the market with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) recording a decline of 1.34 points to close at 1923.83 points and the Milanka Price Index (MPI) moving in the opposite direction increasing by 3.32 points to close at 2705.70 points.

Trading, telecommunication and services sectors recorded positive growth while Plantation, Information Technology and Footwear and Textiles sectors recorded negative growth. A total turnover of Rs 242.7 Mn was recorded during the day with a volume of 12.3Mn shares changing hands. A total of 3884 trades were concluded during the day.

Foreign purchases exceeded sales with purchases of Rs.27.7Mn and sales of Rs.19.9Mn. Top gainers for the day were Alufab (+9.68%), Lighthouse Hotels(+5.45%), Fortress Resorts (+4.46%) while the top losers were LB Finance- Warrants (-11.82%), ceylinco Housing (-9.38%) and Sigiriya Village (-8.16%).