COLOMBO, Aug 5 (LBO): Sri Lanka's stocks closed 0.18 per cent higher with Ceylon Tobacco Company gaining amid strong domestic participation, brokers said.
The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 12.02 points higher at 6,822.15, up 0.18 per cent. The S&P SL20 closed 0.91 points higher at 3,760.33, up 0.02 per cent.
Turnover was 2.29 billion rupees, up from 775.04 million rupees last Friday with 98 stocks closed positive against 95 negative.
Trade Finance and Investments closed 80 cents higher at 28.00 rupees with four massive off-market transactions of 1.18 billion rupees changing hands at 28.00 rupees per share contributing 52 per cent of the daily turnover.
The aggregate value of all off-the-floor deals represented 62 per cent of the turnover.
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FE Team | Published: August 06, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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