Colombo equities managed to close marginally higher on Thursday despite the lackluster trading session with analysts saying that the market swung between gains and losses during the day. Daily market turnover was however a dismal Rs. 330 million. The All Share Index slightly advanced by 0.01 per cent to end at 7,046.70 while S&P SL20 index gained 0.14 per cent to close at 4,019.48. Price appreciations in counters such as John Keells Holdings (closed at Rs. 206.70, up by 0.8 per cent), Commercial Bank (closed at Rs. 177.90, up 1.7 per cent) and Lanka Orix Leasing Company (closed at Rs 78.00, up 1.2 per cent) contributed positively to the index performance.
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Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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