It’s strange how the innovations of the world tend to wrap around our daily life. One of them is the brand Facebook. I have been trying to locate a friend of mine for the last 12 years and failed, until I used a modern IT application like FB and today I realise the power of ...

The Colombo stock market erupted yesterday before and after the SEC lifted the ban on broker credit to clients establishing one of the biggest day gains with value of Bourse rising by Rs. 77 billion. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) shot up by 3.13% or 214 points and Milanka Price Index rose sharply by ...

Investors toast SEC move as pent up buying bolsters CSE to record one of the biggest day gains Market’s value jump by Rs. 77 b; ASI up 3.13% or 214 points; MPI by 3.67%; Turnover tops Rs. 3.76 b; Welcome net foreign inflow completes resurgent day SEC move will encourage greater recapitalisation at broking firms; ...

The Colombo stock market began a fresh week with caution though there was some degree of volatility during the day. Despite gaining 39.3 points at its intra-day high of 6,872.34 points, activity levels calmed down to close flat for the day. ASI eventually closed up 3.47 points and MPI by 13 points. Turnover was a ...