Colombo equities didn’t sustain the momentum on Friday, reflecting mixed investor sentiment due to the changes in the policies taking place in the country, analysts said. Today’s losses were mainly driven by the blue-chip counters amidst increase in T-bill yields. The Benchmark Index lost ground by 0.22 per cent to close at 7,301.29, with the S&P losing by just 0.1 per cent to close at 4,118.30 on a Rs. 933 million turnover
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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