Who is in and out of MPI in 2H11?

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday revealed the revised composition of the Milanka Price Index (MPI) for the period July 1 to 31 December, 2011.

New inclusions are Aitken Spence PLC, Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC, Laugfs Gas PLC, Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC, The Colombo Fort Land and Building Co. PLC and The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC.

Exclusions from the first half MPI composition were Asian Hotels and Properties PLC, Chemical Industries (Colombo) PLC, Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, DFCC Bank, Galadari Hotels (Lanka) PLC, National Development Bank PLC and Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC.

The composition of the companies in the Milanka Price Index with effect from 1 July 2011 is as follows:

Banks, Finance & Insurance

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

Hatton National Bank PLC

Janashakthi Insurance PLC

LB Finance PLC

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC

Nations Trust Bank PLC

Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC

Sampath Bank PLC

Seylan Bank PLC

Beverages, Food & Tobacco

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC

Diversified

Aitken Spence PLC

Hemas Holdings PLC

John Keells Holdings PLC

Richard Pieris and Company PLC

The Colombo Fort Land and Building Co.PLC

Manufacturing

Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC

Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC

Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC

Telecommunication

Dialog Axiata PLC

Healthcare

Nawaloka Hospitals PLC

The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC

Investment Trusts

Environmental Resources Investment PLC

Trading

Brown & Company PLC

Hotels & Travels

John Keells Hotels PLC

Power & Energy

Laugfs Gas PLC