Engineering seminar
Confab Steel, will sponsor a seminar conducted by the Society of
Structural Engineers of Sri Lanka to be held today at the Hilton, on ‘A
Vision for High Rise Buildings’ which is in keeping with Confab Steel’s
position as the largest steel manufacturer in Sri Lanka.
Confab Steel’s General Manager, Chanchal Bose, said they were proud
to be associated with this event, where the leading professionals would
be sharing their knowledge and ideas to take the local construction
industry to new heights.
Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Construction
Technology, Integration of Services, Structural Analysis and Design are
some of the topics that will be discussed. Presenters will include
renowned industry professionals such as Professor Lakshman Alwis,
Professor Thisan Jayasinghe and Professor C. Wedikkara.
Week begins on dull note
The first trading day of the week saw both indices close down for the
day.
The ASPI closed at 2,239 points shedding 11 points (0.50%).
The MPI which tracks the most liquid stocks in the market lost 14
points to end the day at 2,512 point (-0.57%).
Market turnover reached 86.6 million with more than a third (32%) of
turnover being contributed by John Keells Holdings (JKH). The share
accounted for Rs. 28 million in turnover on 337,400 shares and closed
the day unchanged at Rs. 85.00.
Other notable contribution to the day’s activities came from
continued interest in Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) which turned
in Rs 7.5 million and Seylan Bank Non Voting Shares which contributed Rs
6.4 million to the day’s turnover. Both counters closed flat with LIOC
at Rs 26.00 (on 290,700 shares) and SEYB (x) at Rs 8.00 (on 811,100
shares).
Source: First Guardian Equities
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