By First Capital Holdings Foreign Interest Foreign holdings decreased by Rs 6.0 billion to record Rs 309 billion. Meanwhile, overall Government securities dipped marginally, resulting in the overall foreign holding percentage dipping to 6.1% Maturities for next week The Government securities market has Treasury bill maturities amounting to Rs 110.0 billion, while the Government also… …
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First Capital’s Atchuthan Srirangan with the Market Review on Ada Derana The comments on this report are provided by the Capital Markets Research Unit of First Capital Holdings PLC an investment bank in Sri Lanka. The company operates in the capital markets of Sri Lanka in government securities – treasury bills and bonds, stock brokering and share market investments, asset management, private… …
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DIMANTHA MATHEW, HEAD OF RESEARCH AT FIRST CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC, SPEAKS TO REUTERS MAY 23, 2018 COLOMBO, May 22 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares closed slightly stronger on Tuesday, driven by telecom stocks and as foreign investors continued to buy the island nation’s equities. However, investors were cautious as they waited for some cues about the real… …
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Secondary market yield curve shifted upwards throughout the week and selling interest was seen actively on the 2019 maturities this past week. At the Primary bill auction 1-Yr bill saw its yield increasing by 5bps and the 3M bill was accepted at 8.33% nad its yield increased by 22bps. Despite being offered, the 6M bills… …
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DIMANTHA MATHEW, HEAD OF RESEARCH AT FIRST CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC, SPEAKS TO REUTERS MAY 18, 2018 COLOMBO, May 17 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares ended slightly weaker on Thursday, slipping from a one-week high hit in the previous session, as investors sold diversified shares such as John Keells Holdings Plc. Trading was thin as investors awaited for… …
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JALIYA WIJERATNE, CEO OF FIRST CAPITAL EQUITIES, SPEAKS TO REUTERS MAY 16, 2018 COLOMBO, May 16 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares rose for a second straight session on Wednesday and closed at a one-week high, with Ceylon Tobacco Co Plc leading the gains. The Colombo stock index ended 0.42 percent firmer at 6,483.47, its highest close since… …
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JALIYA WIJERATNE, CEO OF FIRST CAPITAL EQUITIES, SPEAKS TO REUTERS MAY 14, 2018 COLOMBO, May 14 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares ended at a near five-week low on Monday, led by industrial shares such as John Keells Holdings, while foreign outflows and the recent fuel price hike weighed on sentiment, stockbrokers said. State-run fuel retailer Ceylon Petroleum… …
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First Capital’s Dimantha Mathew with the Market Review on Ada Derana The comments on this report are provided by the Capital Markets Research Unit of First Capital Holdings PLC an investment bank in Sri Lanka. The company operates in the capital markets of Sri Lanka in government securities – treasury bills and bonds, stock brokering and share market investments, asset management, private… …
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ATCHUTHAN SRIRANGAN, ASSISTANT MANAGER – RESEARCH AT FIRST CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC, SPEAKS TO REUTERS May 14, 2018 COLOMBO, May 11 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares closed little changed on Friday as most investors stayed on the sidelines to see the real impact of a hike in fuel prices, brokers said. State-run fuel retailer Ceylon Petroleum Corp… …
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DIMANTHA MATHEW, HEAD OF RESEARCH AT FIRST CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC, SPEAKS TO REUTERS MAY 10, 2018 COLOMBO, May 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares ended little changed on Wednesday, at a near four-week low, as losses in shares of beverage companies outweighed gains in bank stocks even as many investors continued to stay on the sidelines looking… …
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