ASPI closed at 6,552.85, down 18.36 points or 0.28 percent with losses Ceylon Tobacco Company and some banking sector stocks, brokers said. Total turnover was 740 million rupees. (03.00 p.m)
Asian stock markets traded mixed on Monday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.89 percent while in China the Shanghai composite was trading lower by 0.16 percent and the Shenzhen composite was also down 0.287 percent. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng index was higher by 0.35 percent. Australia’s ASX 200 was trading effectively flat. Across the Korean Strait, the Kospi was down 0.11 percent. (08.00A.M)
In oil – In the energy markets, Brent crude was trading at USD49.38 a barrel, after climbing as high as USD50.51 last Friday, while U.S crude was trading at USD49.41, up 8 cents from its last settlement. (08.00A.M)
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