SRI LANKA - COLOMBO SHARE MARKET WAS UP BY 0.14 % ON BACK OF RETAIL BUYING

24/02/2010 - Colombo Share Market is up today by 0.14% on back of retail buying. As we mentioned  yesterday bargain hunters are always vigilant to grab any opportunities available in the market. This was visible in selected counters such as Plantations,Banking, etc.

Turnover for the day was Rs 1.3 m.n.

Foreigners were net sellers for the day, & net foreign out flow was Rs 128 m.n.  They bought shares to the value of Rs 46 m.n. & sold shares worth of Rs 174 m.n.

There were 68 gainers as against 67 losers.

   TOP FIVE GAINERS FOR THE DAY                             TOP FIVE LOSERS FOR THE DAY

    CROSSINGS FOR THE DAY

   LARGE TRADES FOR THE DAY

NOTE

• C.W.Mackie Report

C.W.Mackie has released its annual report for year ended 31/12/2009 today. It reflects a significant growth of 224.37% at group level for the financial year 2009 reflecting Rs 2.93 as E.P.S. for the same period.This growth trend can be seen in company level as well.

However due to increased Tax which included a deferred tax provision of 23.6 million rupees in December the quarte at company & group level we can see a negative growth for the last 03  months ended 31/12/2010.

• Today we saw several large trades & several crossings on selected Blue chip counters led by NHL, SEYB (X), HNB