ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo Dockyard and banking shares continued to push the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Price Index on Tuesday to close 1.49 percent higher, data on its site showed. The broader ASPI ended 313.56 points up at 22,445.89 while the S&P SL20 closed 1.22 percent, or 73.56 points higher at 6,111.35. Banks and retail shares continued to attract investor interest. The top contributors to the ASPI were Colombo Dockyard (up 21 rupees at 192.75 rupees), Melstacorp (up 7.50 rupees at 174.00 rupees), HNB (up 8.75 rupees at 399 rupees), Richard Pieris & Company (up 2.10 at 43.30 rupees),…
Sri Lanka stocks close 1.42-pct higher, pushed by banks, Dockyard
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