ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) continued to see positive investor sentiment on banking shares and selected capital goods, with these sectors contributing to the All Share Price Index gaining 1.21 percent, or 278.16 points to close up at 23,292.91. The more liquid S&P SL20 index gained 2.19 percent to close at a six week high of 6,379.11 on Tuesday. The index surpassed the 6,364.61 mark on November 21, data on its site showed. The top contributors to the ASPI on Tuesday were HNB (up 17.50 rupees at 417.50), Commercial Bank (up 5.25 rupees at 212.50), John Keells…
Sri Lanka stocks close up; S&P SL20 reaches 6-week high
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