Yesterday (04), an exceptional rise was recorded in the Colombo stock market price indices, which resumed yesterday after a break of 5 consecutive days.
The government announced a one-day additional holiday for the banking system in Sri Lanka after the long weekend, and accordingly, all the banks got a long break of 5 days.
That is to finish the local debt restructuring process.
Simultaneously, the Colombo Stock Market also had a 5-day break.
However, the share prices of almost all the listed banks and financial companies in the Colombo Stock Market, which resumed operation yesterday, rose significantly.
All share price index which is the main price index of the Colombo Stock Market crossed the 10,000 units mark during yesterday’s (04) trading.
Shortly after noon yesterday, the All Share Price Index crossed the 10,000 mark.
By that time, all share price index had increased by 559.28 units.
Then the recorded transaction turnover exceeded Rs. 4.23 billion.
