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Colombo stock market turnover hit an 8-month high of Rs. 7 billion, led by Harischandra Mills (Rs.1bn), NDB (Rs.663m), Hayleys (Rs.534m), DFCC (Rs.340m) and PABC (Rs.339m); off-board trades transferred 13.9% of Harischandra and 10.7% of Swadeshi.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher: ASPI +0.20% (24.98 pts) at 12,770 and S&P SL20 +0.22% at 3,864, with turnover Rs7 billion. A crossing on Harischandra Mills contributed over a billion to turnover, a Swadeshi Industrial Works crossing involved HNWIs, and top ASPI contributors included Melstacorp, NDB, Central Finance and Hayleys.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher (All Share +0.31%, SL20 +0.33%) as foreign interest returned, with foreign buying of John Keells (JKH) contributing over Rs100m to turnover. Ceylon Tobacco (CTC) posted higher interim profits and a Rs38.3 dividend, while First Capital Treasuries (FCT) reported profit declines tied to weaker government securities.
Dividend · Rs 40.00 · XD Sep 5, 2024
Final dividend of LKR 40/share; XD 2024-09-05; record 2024-09-05; payable 2024-09-26; FY 2023/2024