ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share price Index closed 0.69 percent higher on Thursday, as companies posting good results renewed buying interest in the market. The broader ASPI rose 158.99 points to end at 23,112.48; while the more liquid S&P SL20 moved 0.98 percent, or 60.98 points to close up at 6,310.26. The indices hiked in early morning trade and retained momentum throughout the session. “Market is reacting to results coming out,” Dimantha Mathew, Chief Research and Strategy Officer at First Capital Holdings PLC, said. “NDB and John Keells posting strong results resulted in moving buying interest.”…
Sri Lanka stocks close up, pushed by positive results
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