Monday, March 21, 2016

Sri Lanka *market update* ASPI higher 0.02-pct, Asian Stocks Fall

ASPI trading at 6,058.96, down 1.17 points or 0.02 percent with gains seen in some finance and banking sector stocks, brokers said. (Mar 21, 2016 10.00 a.m)

Asian stocks were down on Monday morning with the drop in  global crude oil prices. The MSCI Asia Pacific declined 0.4 percent to 412.76 in Hong Kong.  The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.8 percent with Chinese policy makers loosening controls in the stock market. In Hong Kong’s the Hang Seng Index of mainland stocks traded almost flat while Japanese markets are closed for a holiday. (Mar 21, 2016 08.00 a.m)

 

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