CSE world's third best

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) became the third best performing stock market in the world for the four week period from August 10 2012, Market sources said.

The CSE is the main stock exchange in Sri Lanka. It is one of the most modern exchanges in South Asia, providing a fully automated trading platform.

The vision of the CSE is to contribute to the wealth of the nation by creating value through securities. The headquarters of the CSE has been located at the World Trade Center Towers in Colombo, since 1995 and it also has branches across the country in Kandy, Matara, Kurunegala, Jaffna and Negombo. As of June 8, 2012, the Colombo Stock Exchange had 283 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of over 13.5 billion US dollars. (Ada Derana)