Colombo bourse up on progressive policies

Business

Feb 9, 2015
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Colombo bourse was up at Monday, opening the week on an optimistic note, with analysts saying that the market managed to erase the many losses suffered after the mini budget and recovering after the cabinet nod to the Colombo Port City project. The All Share index gained by 0.2 per cent to show 7,177.10 while the S&P SL index bagged 0.31 per cent to stand at 3,971.34 by 10 am on a Rs 90.1 million turnover. Price inclines in index heavy counters such as John Keells Holdings and Commercial Bank contributed favourably to the index performance.