Colombo Dockyard, Asphalts (Ceylon) boost CSE index

The CSE All-Share index rose nearly 0.8% to 23,806.32. On Tuesday, the index closed marginally lower.

Sri Lanka’s consumer prices were up 2.9% year-on-year ‌in December, after ‌rising 2.4% ‌in ⁠November, ​data ‌published by the country’s statistics department after market close showed.

Colombo Dockyard Plc and Asphalts (Ceylon) Plc were the biggest boost to the CSE All-Share ⁠index, rising 27.5% and 25%, respectively.

Trading volume rose to ‍180.3 million ‍shares from 135.5 million in ‍the previous session.

The equity market’s turnover rose to 9.82 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($31.7 million), ​compared with 5.17 billion rupees in the previous session, according ⁠to exchange data.

Foreign investors were net sellers of shares worth 186.5 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers of shares worth 9.68 billion rupees, data showed.