Tuesday, 1 October 2013 01:18
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Reuters: Stocks edged down on Monday from a 1-week high hit in the previous session as investors sold select blue-chips like John Keells Holdings and Distilleries Company, though foreign inflows helped cap the fall.
TheASI fell 0.09%, or 5.30 points, to close at 5,803.32. On Friday, it had closed at its highest level since 20 September.
Foreign investors were net buyers of Rs. 127.6 million ($ 966,500) worth of shares on Monday, extending net foreign inflows over the past eight days to Rs. 1.31 billion. They have been net buyers of Rs. 19.94 billion worth of shares so far this year.
Shares in top conglomerate John Keells Holdings fell 0.41% to Rs. 218, while Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC fell 2.12% to Rs. 185.
Monday’s turnover was Rs. 750.8 million, less than this year’s daily average of about Rs. 874.4 million.
