Turnover tops Rs 1.6 bn
Colombo Land & Development Plc (Rs 194.7mn) topped the turnover list
today with attractive retail investor participation.
Premier blue-chip, John Keells Holdings Plc recorded the second
highest turnover while recording two off-the-floor transactions.
John Keells closed at Rs 210.60, up Rs 6.00. Further, HVA Foods Plc
made notable contribution to the daily turnover with an amount of Rs
137.8mn and traded heavily. Softlogic Holdings Plc made a crossing of
951,800 shares at a price of Rs 23.00.
Softlogic Holdings released its quarterly earnings yesterday and it
recorded a net profit of Rs 275.5mn for the first quarter of the
financial year 2011/2012, which is a growth of 168.6 percent over the
comparative quarter earnings.
However the counter closed with no price changes. Meanwhile, counters
such as East West Properties Plc, Citrus Leisure Plc warrant 0019 and
Singer Finance Plc were among the mostly traded stocks during the day.
Foreign participation was lower at 6.5 percent of the total market
activity. However at the end of the day foreign investor ended as net
buyers with a net foreign inflow of Rs 62.5mn.
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