Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Sri Lanka *market update* ASPI clsoe up 1.3-pct

ASPI closed at 6,159.02, up 79.87 points or 1.31 percent with gains in John Keells Holdings, Commercial Bank and Dialog Axaita, brokers said.

ASPI trading at 6,111.30, up 32.15 points or 0.53 percent with gains in John Keells Holdings and Commercial Bank, brokers said. Turnover is 361 million rupees. Apr 05, 2016 10.15 a.m

Asian stocks were down as investors kept away from risky assets as currencies also weakened. The MSCI Asia Pacific gauge lost 1.3 percent, led by losses in Energy stocks. Japan’s Topix slumped 2 percent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index dropped 0.7 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slipped 1.3 percent. Chinese equities slipped after a local holiday on Monday with the Shanghai Composite Index retreating 0.3 percent. Apr 05, 2016 08.15 a.m

U.S. crude dropped for a third day before U.S. government data forecast to show increasing stockpiles. US crude lost nearly 3 percent overnight, and on Tuesday was down about 0.7 per cent at $35.45. Brent was down 0.5 per cent to $37.51 a barrel after losing 2.5 per cent on Monday. Apr 05, 2016 08.15 a.m

 

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