Bourse breaks all records
Market Capitalization crosses Rs 1258 billion:
Trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange saw the All
Share Price Index reaching its highest ever recorded point of
3,870.3 yesterday moving up by 88.4 points (2.3 percent) as against
the previous day.
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BOI investments exceed Rs 250 m this year
Direct investments received by the Board of
Investment (BOI) for the first three months of this year amounted to
US $ 250 million. The total investments for 2009 was US$ 602
million. The Horana Export Processing Zone has been able to attract
direct investments of US $ 57.15 million with the establishment of
nine new companies.
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Vallibel Finance gets listed
Only seven companies are still listed in the
Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), of the total of 37 Registered Finance
Companies (RFCs). Vallibel Finance is the latest RFC to get listed
in the CSE. The Central Bank has made it mandatory for all finance
companies to get listed in the CSE before August 2011. “Getting
listed in the CSE will help companies to raise capital in an
efficient manner.
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