CSE opens Jaffna branch

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will open its fifth branch in Jaffna on Tuesday.

This will be part of the SEC efforts in broad basing and strengthening the local investor base and take the capital market to the people in the Jaffna Peninsula.

The Jaffna branch will be declared opened by SEC Chairman Udayasri Kariyawasam and CSE Chairman Nihal Fonseka.

The CSE has performed exceptionally well during the post-war period and completed 2009 as its best year in history by becoming the second best performing stock market globally.

Considering its recent performance it would be most appropriate and timely to open a branch in Jaffna as this would provide an opportunity for the Jaffna community to benefit from this phenomenal achievements of the CSE.