Colombo shares couldn’t sustain the bullish momentum and saw a heavy sell-off on Thursday, with analysts saying that this was due to index weighted counters dipping. Institutional and high net worth accumulation was seen in Distilleries, John Keells Holdings and Dialog Axiata. The All Share index dropped by 0.38 per cent to end at 7,331.39 while the 20-scrip S&P SL index was down 0.02 per cent to close at 4,115.77.Daily market turnover was Rs 1 billion.
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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