USD/LKR one week forward quoted at 148.90/149.00, after closing at 148.20/30 Monday, dealers said. The spot is still holding at 143.90 (March 29, 2016 12.40 p.m)
ASPI trading at 6,026.21, down 35.84 points or 0.59 percent with losses in index heavy stocks like John Keells Holdings and Hemas Holdings. (March 29, 2016 11.30 a.m)
Asian shares were down on Tuesday followed by losses on Wall Street and pressure on the US dollar. Australian shares slumped 0.3 percent after a long week-end Easter holiday. Japan’s Nikkei was also down 0.8 percent following the release of mixed economic data before the market opened. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.05% after wavering for most of the early session. (March 29, 2016 08.30 a.m)
Crude oil extended overnight losses with Brent LCOc1 down 0.2 percent at $40.19 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 fell 0.2 percent to $39.33. (March 29, 2016 08.30 a.m)
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