Monday, February 15, 2016

Sri Lanka * market update * USD/LKR one week forward 144.45/50, ASPI down 0.22-pct

ASPI down 6,269.38, down 13.62 points or 0.22 percent with losses in Asiri Hospitals and Lanka Orix Leasing Company, brokers said.  (Feb 15, 2016 13.00 p.m)

USD/LKR one week forward quoted at 144.45/50, dealers said. (Feb 15, 2016 12.40 p.m)

ASPI trading at 6,299.13, up 16.13 points or 0.26 percent, brokers said. (Feb 15, 2016 09.10 a.m)

USD/LKR opens at 144.00/20, with thin voloumes, dealers said after closing at the same on Friday, 12th. (Feb 15, 2016 09.10 a.m)

Japan’s economy contracted 0.4-pct in final three months of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, official data shows. Expectations for the numbers were for a quarterly contraction of 0.3 -pct. Weaker domestic demand, together with slower investment in housing, contributed to the disappointing numbers, a foreign media report said. On an annualised basis, the economy contracted 1.4 percent during the period, compared with expectations for an annualised contraction of 1.2 percent.  (Feb 15, 2016 09.00 a.m)

 

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