ASPI closed at 6,578.34, up 9.49 points or 0.14 percent with gains in Carson and Cumberbatch and Dialog Axaita, brokers said. Turnover was 708 million rupees while 59 stocks made gains and 85 losses. Top contributory counters towards the day’s turnover were John Keells Holdings (Voting) LKR 194.6mn (USD 1,337.5k, -0.8%), Dialog Axiata LKR 121.5mn (USD 835.0k, +1.9%), Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka LKR 115.3mn (USD 792.6k, -0.9%) Anilana Hotels & Properties LKR 43.0mn (USD 295.7k, 0.0%), National Development Bank LKR 27.5mn (USD 189.1k, 0.0%). Foreign purchases amounted to LKR 431.2mn (USD 2,964.6k), whilst foreign sales amounted to LKR 315.2mn (USD 2,167.3k). This resulted in a net foreign inflow of LKR 116.0mn being recorded at the end of the day’s trading. Market capitalization stood at LKR 2,803.0bn. YTD performance of the ASPI is -4.6% (May 05, 2016 03.30 p.m)
Asian shares were down for a seventh straight session on Thursday, their longest losing streak of the year. Crude oil climbed toward USD 45 a barrel. The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index fell 0.2 percent while benchmarks declined in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei, while Shanghai’s was little changed. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 2.2 percent to $44.75 a barrel, after a late-in-the-day rebound on Wednesday left it up 0.3 percent. (May 05, 2016 08.00a.m)
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