The Colombo stock market didn’t veer to either side of the political fence with mixed results on Thursday on a day when millions of Sri Lanka’s voted at the presidential poll.
The market, with limited trading hours due to the election, ended with turnover on firm ground at Rs. 1.45 billion while the All Share Index gaining marginally by 0.79 per cent to 7,497.60 while the S&P sensitive index rose by 0.89 per cent to 4,185.97.
Trading will resume on Friday when results of the poll in which the nation will decide between incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa and opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena, are known. – Ends -
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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