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The Colombo Bourse ended on a mixed sentiment…

The Colombo bourse exhibited a minute drop today and

indices concluded the day on a mixed note. The benchmark

ASPI Index closed the day at 6,155.82 losing tiny 0.78 points

or 0.01%. However, the S&P SL20 Index closed on the

positive side for the 2nd consecutive trading day at 3,490.57

gaining 13 points or 0.37%.

The turnover for the day accumulated to record LKR

399.44Mn indicating a drop of 74.21% against the previous

trading day. John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) made a

contribution of LKR 64.03Mn to the daily turnover,

accounting to 16.03% of the daily aggregate turnover value

while topping the list. As at the daily closure, JKH settled at

LKR 266/- up by LKR 0.30/- or 0.11%, having traded between a

highest traded price of LKR 267/- and a low of LKR 265/-

within the trading hours. Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

(COMB) secured the second place making a contribution of

LKR 54.14Mn; COMB was predominantly supported by an off

market deal worth LKR 31.65Mn, where a total of 264K

shares were blocked at price 119.90/-. Furthermore, COMB

witnessed net foreign buying worth LKR 53.53Mn while

increasing its foreign holding 448K shares. Aitken Spence

PLC (SPEN) added LKR 52.95Mn to the daily turnover, and

closed the trading day at LKR 124/- (up by LKR 1/- or 0.81%);

the counter was predominantly supported by a negotiated

deal worth LKR 47.64Mn, resulted by 384K shares being

dealt at price LKR 124/-. SPEN too witnessed foreign interest

during the day to record net foreign buying worth LKR

406,844/-, whilst increasing its foreign holding by 3,281

shares. Furthermore, Access Engineering PLC (AEL),

witnessed a decrease in its foreign holding for the third

consecutive trading day, while recording a net foreign

selling of LKR 12.55Mn. Moreover, the turnover values

recorded by the top three contributors JKH, COMB and

SPEN accounted to 43% of the day’s aggregate turnover

value.

Under the sectorial round-up, Diversified Holdings (DIV) and Bank Finance & Insurance (BFI) sectors stood out to be

the top contributors for the day with subscriptions worth LKR 126.51Mn and LKR 125.17Mn respectively. Further, the

two sectors collectively made a significant 63% contribution to the day’s aggregate turnover value. During the day, a

total of 43.61Mn shares changed hands resulting in a decrease of 42.95% against the previous trading day. The top

traded counters for the day were PC Pharma PLC (30.56Mn shares), PCH Holdings PLC (2.08Mn shares) and

Vidullanka PLC (1.52Mn shares).

Price losers were ahead of the gainers, while the loser to gainer ratio was being recorded as 97:80. Serendib Land

PLC (+16%) led the gainers, on the contrary Metropolitan Resource Holdings PLC (-11.20%) led the price losers. Foreign

participants appeared to be bullish during the day ending their 3 day bearish run, to result in a net foreign inflow of

LKR 120.62Mn; this was resulted by foreign buying worth LKR 243.52Mn and selling worth LKR 122.90Mn. As at the

week’s closure the year to date net foreign inflow stands at LKR 15.98Bn.

Week at a Glance…

The Colombo bourse displayed a positive sentiment as a whole during the week, resulting both indices to record

positive closures against the closure of previous week. The market concluded the week with a significant

institutional participation as the majority of trades surrounded large off-board blocks on selected counters. The ASPI

shot up 119.38 points to 6,156.60 points on Thursday, the highest intra-day gain since 14 September 2012 and closed

the week within tiny negative space. The S&P SL20 index sketched a steep upward pattern as investor sentiments

were uplifted later part of the week leading to a peak at 3,490.57 points. The ASPI gained massive 104.05 points or

1.72% and the S&P SL20 index up by 62.70 points or 1.83% during the week.

The turnover for the week totaled up to LKR 4Bn, resulting a 187.45% increase compared to the previous week. 19

crossings amounted to LKR 2.29Bn were recorded contributing 57.10% to the turnover level where majority of deals

were surrounded on selected counters. Thursday’s trading witnessed a turnover of LKR 1.55Bn, the highest since 26

March, 2013, with prime focus stemming on WATA and SUN.The three key contributors of the week’s turnover were

John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) (LKR 1.37Bn) backed by 10 off the market transactions worth of 830.8Mn crossed at

within the price range of LKR 260/- to LKR 269.80/-, Watawala Plantations PLC (WATA) (LKR 693.62Mn) including 3

crossings worth 690.97Mn crossed at LKR 14/ and Sunshine Holdings PLC (SUN) (LKR 469.21Mn) supported by a

negotiated transaction worth LKR 469Mn crossed at price LKR 35/-. The aggregated turnover recorded by the top

three subscribers made a notable 63% contribution to the weekly turnover.

As at the week’s closure, JKH stood at LKR 266/- down by LKR 3.00/-, WATA closed at LKR 11.60/- down by LKR 0.10/-

and SUN closed at LKR 31/- down by LKR 2.20/. Other crossing makers were LGL (25.12Mn), CTC (143Mn), SAMP

(50.2Mn), COMB (31.65Mn) and SPEN (47.64Mn). The total traded volume for the week was 157.52Mn shares, which

was a 177.66% growth compared to the previous week. Watawala Plantations PLC (49.58Mn shares), PC Pharma PLC

(30.76Mn shares) & Sunshine Holdings PLC (13.41Mn shares) turned out as the top traded counters respectively.

Foreigners ended the week as net sellers with a net outflow of LKR 1Bn, after 4 consecutive weeks of net inflows. As

at the week’s closure, the total market capitalization stood at LKR 2.37Tn, recording a year to date gain of 9.29% and

the market PER(X) and PBV(X) stood at 16.29 and 2.19 respectively. The USD closed at LKR 133.22/-

Aureos South Asia Fund LLC disposed half of its holding in SUN

Aureos South Asia Fund LLC has sold 13,400,000 shares of Sunshine Holdings PLC (SUN) to Mouldex Limited at a

consideration of LKR 35/- per share on Thursday. The disposed quantity accounted to 10.01% of the issued share

capital of the SUN. Aureos South Asia Fund previously held 26,921,000 shares representing a 20.12% share of SUN;

however, with this disposal the holding quantity has dropped to 13,521,000 shares (10.11%).

EMSLP acquires further 20.85% stake in WATA

Estate Management Services (Pvt.) Ltd [EMSLP] which previously owned a 53.75% stake, representing 127,216,340

shares of Watawala Plantations PLC (WATA) has purchased a further 49,355,100 shares of the company at a value of

LKR 14/- per share. These quantities were purchased from Moldex Ltd and Ceybank Unit Trust and EMSLP currently

holds a total of 176,571,440 shares, which represents a stake 74.60% of WATA.

Dipped Products PLC (DIPD) stands confident amidst public protests.

Sri Lankan glove maker, Dipped Products PLC (DIPD) had to suspend its operations on Tuesday owing to the protests

made by the public in the Weliveriya, the operating region, who has demanded the closure of the factory stating that

the operations of the company are affecting the quality of well-water in the area. However, with regard to this issue

DIPD has published an announcement claiming its confidence regarding its environmental friendly operations and

stated that issue is in no way connected with its factory operations. Further on, the company (DIPD) published its

quarterly earnings results on Wednesday reporting a topline growth of 13%, while recording an after tax profit of

413.88Mn for the quarter ended 30th June indicating a rise of nearly 29%. As at the week’s closure, DIPD settled at

LKR 115/- down by LKR 2.50/- or 2.13%, compared to its previous weekly closure of LKR 117.50/-.

Sri Lanka raises taxes on alcohol & cigarettes

Taxes on hard alcohol has been increased by LKR 75.00/- a litre, and beer has been raised LKR 10.00/- per litre through

a mid-night gazette. The price of cigarettes has been raised LKR 2.00/- and LKR 3.00/- based on its length, following

the tax increase.

S&P’s confirms Lanka ‘B+’ rating

On Thursday, Standard and Poor's has confirmed Sri Lanka’s existing ‘‘B+’’ sovereign rating. This rating has been

provided while alarming three factors, the country’s external position, high debt burden and fiscal imbalance.

The U.S stocks ends at new record high levels

U.S indices moved up further to touch its new record high levels on Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average

gaining 128 points (+0.83%), S&P 500 index up by 21 Points (1.25%) and the NASDAQ composite index up by 49.37

points (1.36%). The U.S. Labor department has stated that, First-time claims for unemployment benefits have fallen to

a lowest level in five years; the positive news was publish on Thursday ahead of the monthly jobs report which is to

be released on Friday. Further on, the S&P 500 index crossed the 1,700 level for the 1st time ever to close at 1,706.87

and the NASDAQ closed at 3,675.74, reaching its highest level in almost 13 years.

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SRV JOHN KEELLS PLC 78,173 55,552 40.72% 742,894 860,235 -13.64%

BFI CITIZENS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS FINANCE 135,020 103,768 30.12% 761,223 567,403 34.16%

VALLIBEL FINANCE 70,493 61,736 14.18% 294,532 231,176 27.41%

PLT WATAWALA PLANTATIONS 11,403 147,559 -92.27% 680,244 285,281 138.45%

H&T ASIAN HOTELS & PROPERTIES 393,156 406,753 -3.34% 2,494,296 2,148,877 16.07%

BFT CEYLON COLD STORES 160,220 250,898 -36.14% 1,915,717 2,235,453 -14.30%

C&P HAYCARB PLC 199,891 219,002 -8.73% 935,992 471,192 98.64%

MFG DIPPED PRODUCTS PLC 413,876 321,082 28.90% 1,417,888 1,905,975 -25.61%

LANKA FLOORTILES 72,021 54,000 33.37% 639,844 597,844 7.03%

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BFI SEYLAN BANK 484,237 557,235 -13.10% 993,750 961,340 3.37%

PLT KELANI VALLEY PLANTATIONS PLC 8,570 105,561 -91.88% 159,554 221,559 -27.99%

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POINTS % CHANGE 2-Aug-13 26-Jul-13 Points 2-Aug-13 1-Aug-13

ASPI 104.05 1.72% 6,155.82 6,051.77 (0.78) 6,155.82 6,156.60

S&P SL20 62.70 1.83% 3,490.57 3,427.87 13.00 3,490.57 3,477.57

MARKET PER (X) 16.29 16.02 16.29 16.29

MARKET PBV (X) 2.19 2.15 2.19 2.19

FOREIGN PARTICIPATION CHANGE % CHANGE This Week Last Week % CHANGE 2-Aug-13 1-Aug-13

TOTAL FOREIGN BUYING 658,631,887 161.24% 1,067,115,723 408,483,836 34.58% 243,517,036 180,951,361

TOTAL FOREIGN SELLING 1,923,777,317 1332.35% 2,068,166,573 144,389,256 -80.27% 122,895,126 622,839,295

TOTAL FOREIGN INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) (1,265,145,430) -479.05% (1,001,050,850) 264,094,580 -127.30% 120,621,910 (441,887,934)

MARKET TURNOVER & VOLUME CHANGE % CHANGE This Week Last Week % CHANGE 2-Aug-13 1-Aug-13

TOTAL TURNOVER (LKR Mn) 2,613,309,416 187.45% 4,007,432,449 1,394,123,033 -74.21% 399,443,334 1,548,759,589

TOTAL VOLUME 100,791,318 177.66% 157,524,256 56,732,938 -42.95% 43,611,042 76,447,626

SECTOR STATISTICS PER (x) PBV (x) 2-Aug-13 26-Jul-13 % CHANGE 2-Aug-13 1-Aug-13

BANK FINANCE AND INSURANCE 9.90 1.70 13,203.76 13,217.24 -0.44% 13,203.76 13,261.70

BEVERAGE FOOD AND TOBACCO 22.90 6.60 20,427.07 18,706.59 0.10% 20,427.07 20,406.00

CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING 13.70 1.60 2,805.40 2,848.45 -0.30% 2,805.40 2,813.80

CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICALS 7.90 1.40 6,889.05 7,111.68 0.37% 6,889.05 6,863.85

DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS 24.40 2.40 1,966.05 1,983.53 0.10% 1,966.05 1,964.08

FOOTWEAR AND TEXTILE 0.00 1.00 838.82 834.43 1.91% 838.82 823.11

HOTELS AND TRAVELS 32.30 1.90 3,320.99 3,293.01 0.51% 3,320.99 3,304.18

HEALTH CARE 25.80 2.50 663.38 657.17 -1.42% 663.38 672.95

INVESTMENT TRUSTS 30.60 1.40 18,802.23 18,968.07 -0.03% 18,802.23 18,807.55

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 8.60 0.80 51.21 53.33 -2.14% 51.21 52.33

LAND AND PROPERTY 9.90 0.90 583.47 591.53 -0.51% 583.47 586.48

MANUFACTURING 13.00 1.90 3,064.30 3,089.13 -0.17% 3,064.30 3,069.39

MOTORS 4.00 1.40 15,858.88 15,765.05 1.71% 15,858.88 15,591.76

OIL PALMS 85.10 7.00 98,596.94 95,419.75 0.27% 98,596.94 98,330.13

POWER & ENERGY 15.10 1.50 114.59 112.27 0.39% 114.59 114.14

PLANTATIONS 9.50 0.80 731.56 745.95 -0.60% 731.56 735.94

STORES SUPPLIES 33.10 2.10 24,027.19 24,368.77 -0.11% 24,027.19 24,054.77

SERVICES 9.60 1.90 24,626.77 24,766.47 -1.47% 24,626.77 24,994.14

TELECOMMUNICATIONS 15.00 1.50 159.46 159.66 0.38% 159.46 158.85

TRADING 12.20 1.50 15,352.53 15,429.64 0.03% 15,352.53 15,348.12

For The WeekDescription

MARKET STATISTICSDaily

COMPANY NAME SYMBOL ISSUED QTY PRICE % (Total) Mkt Capitalization

JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS PLC JKH.N0000 857,775,904 266.00 9.53 228,168,390,464

CEYLON TOBACCO COMPANY PLC CTC.N0000 187,323,751 1,200.00 9.38 224,788,501,200

NESTLE LANKA PLC NEST.N0000 53,725,463 1,989.00 4.46 106,859,945,907

COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON PLC COMB.N0000 794,101,192 119.60 3.97 94,974,502,563

CARSON CUMBERBATCH PLC CARS.N0000 196,386,914 415.00 3.40 81,500,569,310

SRI LANKA TELECOM PLC SLTL.N0000 1,804,860,000 40.20 3.03 72,555,372,000

THE BUKIT DARAH PLC BUKI.N0000 102,000,000 697.80 2.97 71,175,600,000

DIALOG AXIATA PLC DIAL.N0000 8,143,778,405 8.60 2.92 70,036,494,283

DISTILLERIES COMPANY OF SRI LANKA PLC DIST.N0000 300,000,000 190.20 2.38 57,060,000,000

AITKEN SPENCE PLC SPEN.N0000 405,996,045 124.00 2.10 50,343,509,580

MARKET CAPITALISATION

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JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS PLC 7.00 4,542,625 175,552,243.20

DISTILLERIES COMPANY PLC 7.00 1,505,084 47,184,230.00

COMMERCIAL BANK PLC 133.00 852,469 35,308,876.40

HAYLEYS PLC 9.00 773,351 19,634,510.00

COMMERCIAL BANK PLC(X) 79.00 624,866 13,212,498.20

DIALOG AXIATA PLC 65.00 548,271 12,593,367.40

ROYAL CERAMICS LANKA PLC 14.00 545,550 10,647,295.00

C T HOLDINGS PLC 8.00 513,512 10,125,000.00

AMANA TAKAFUL PLC 140.00 463,350 9,049,327.50

CARSONS CUMBERBATCH PLC 19.00 338,880 8,669,980.80

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WATAWALA PLANTATIONS PLC 49,578,828 PC PHARMA PLC 99 30,555,887 46,050,009

PC PHARMA PLC 30,758,037 PCH HOLDINGS PLC 81 2,075,559 2,694,947

SUNSHINE HOLDINGS PLC 13,406,384 VIDULLANKA PLC 30 1,520,180 5,926,744

ACCESS ENGINEERING LIMITED 5,331,006 ACCESS ENGINEERING PLC 84 1,044,766 21,424,730

JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS PLC 5,190,225 BLUE DIAMONDS JW: PLC (X) 47 453,658 470,160

PANASIAN POWER PLC 3,291,583 COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON PLC 91 453,172 54,135,821

CENTRAL INVESTMENTS & FINANCE PLC 2,641,919 PANASIAN POWER PLC 30 438,961 1,009,660

PCH HOLDINGS LIMITED 2,499,368 TEXTURED JERSEY LANKA PLC 94 427,546 5,647,957

ASIRI HOSPITAL HOLDINGS PLC 2,451,716 AITKEN SPENCE PLC 20 427,067 52,951,685

TEXTURED JERSEY LANKA PLC 2,078,319 EXPOLANKA HOLDINGS PLC 31 424,900 2,835,154

COMPANY NAME TURNOVER (Rs) COMPANY NAME TRADES VOLUME TURNOVER (Rs)

JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS PLC 1,368,917,375 JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS PLC 56 240,772 64,026,029.00

WATAWALA PLANTATIONS PLC 693,620,416 COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON PLC 91 453,172 54,135,820.50

SUNSHINE HOLDINGS PLC 469,209,037 AITKEN SPENCE PLC 20 427,067 52,951,685.00

CEYLON TOBACCO COMPANY PLC 171,068,420 PC PHARMA PLC 99 30,555,887 46,050,009.20

COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON PLC 167,896,354 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC 18 219,922 37,152,433.30

ACCESS ENGINEERING LIMITED 109,469,328 ACCESS ENGINEERING PLC 84 1,044,766 21,424,729.80

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC 100,315,735 HAYCARB PLC 2 100,800 19,857,600.00

SAMPATH BANK PLC 100,136,211 SAMPATH BANK PLC 49 43,850 8,770,580.80

AITKEN SPENCE PLC 72,525,005 NATIONS TRUST BANK PLC 12 131,805 8,434,609.50

PC PHARMA PLC 46,340,466 CARGILLS (CEYLON) PLC 4 50,012 7,751,866.00

For The Week On 02nd August 2013

HIGHEST VOLUME

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CHANGE VWA DAYS VWA CHANGE VWA Week VWA Prv. Week

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SERENDIB LAND 16.00 1,740.00 1,500.00 CEYLON TOBACCO 22.44 1,200.00 980.10

PC PHARMA 14.29 1.60 1.40 GOOD HOPE 16.75 1,285.00 1,100.60

CEYLON LEATHER [W13] 10.00 2.20 2.00 SERENDIB LAND 16.00 1,740.00 1,500.00

AGSTARFERTILIZER 9.26 5.90 5.40 CITRUS HIKKADUWA 14.67 25.80 22.50

KELSEY 7.33 24.90 23.20 HUEJAY 12.42 69.70 62.00

CHANGE VWA DAYS VWA CHANGE VWA Week VWA Prv. Week

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MET. RES. HOL. (11.20) 22.20 25.00 MET. RES. HOL. (17.78) 22.20 27.00

ASIRI CENTRAL (9.59) 245.00 271.00 MORISONS (15.62) 286.90 340.00

BLUE DIAMONDS [X] (9.09) 1.00 1.10 FINLAYS COLOMBO (11.58) 274.00 309.90

SELINSING (8.77) 1,090.00 1,194.80 ANILANA HOTELS (10.89) 9.00 10.10

ORIENT FINANCE (7.05) 14.50 15.60 ASIRI CENTRAL (10.09) 245.00 272.50

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DATE COMPANY QTY PRICE (Rs) TURNOVER (Rs)

29-Jul-13 LGL 966,305 26.00 25,123,930.00

29-Jul-13 JKH 112,705 269.80 30,407,809.00

29-Jul-13 CTC 130,000 1,100.00 143,000,000.00

30-Jul-13 JKH 200,000 268.00 53,600,000.00

30-Jul-13 JKH 134,256 268.00 35,980,608.00

30-Jul-13 JKH 384,188 265.00 101,809,820.00

30-Jul-13 JKH 384,188 265.00 101,809,820.00

31-Jul-13 SAMP 251,000 200.00 50,200,000.00

31-Jul-13 JKH 1,130,000 260.00 293,800,000.00

31-Jul-13 JKH 300,000 260.00 78,000,000.00

31-Jul-13 JKH 300,000 260.00 78,000,000.00

31-Jul-13 JKH 100,000 260.00 26,000,000.00

31-Jul-13 JKH 116,342 269.80 31,389,071.60

1-Aug-13 WATA 20,511,100 14.00 287,155,400.00

1-Aug-13 WATA 24,344,000 14.00 340,816,000.00

1-Aug-13 WATA 4,500,000 14.00 63,000,000.00

1-Aug-13 SUN 13,400,000 35.00 469,000,000.00

2-Aug-13 COMB 263,972 119.90 31,650,242.80

2-Aug-13 SPEN 384,188 124.00 47,639,312.00

Company Dividned Term XD Date Payment

KHC Rs. 0.02 Final 02.Sep.2013 10.Sep.2013

AMF Rs. 10.00 Final 08.Aug.2013 21.Aug.2013

LWL Rs. 2.00 Second Interim 12.Aug.2013 22.Aug.2013

LVEN Rs. 1.00 Final 24.Sep.2013 02.Oct.2013

02nd August 01st August

Buying Selling Buying Selling Ind: Value Ind: Value

Dollar (USA) 130.02 133.22 130.04 133.24 Yuan(China) 21.47 21.48

Pound (UK) 196.06 201.82 196.69 202.47 Rupee(India) 2.18 2.17

Euro (EU) 170.88 176.61 171.83 177.59 Won(Korean) 0.12 0.12

Franc (Sw itzerland) 137.75 143.09 139.21 144.61 Dinar(Kuw ait) 462.81 462.78

Dollar (Canada) 124.86 129.40 125.63 130.22 Ringgit(Malay) 40.48 40.64

Dollar (Australia) 114.95 119.45 115.76 120.29 Rial(Oman) 341.80 341.80

Dollar (Singapore) 101.39 104.93 101.76 105.30 Riyal(Qatar) 36.14 36.14

Yen (Japan) 1.30 1.35 1.32 1.36 Riyal(KSA) 35.09 35.09

Dirham (UAE) 35.83 35.83

Central Bank Reverse Repurchase (Reverse Repo) Rate 9.00

Bank Rate 15.00

Statutory Reserve Ratio (SRR) 6.00

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2011 2012 2013

Country Foreign Markets- Index 1-Aug-13 % Change 31-Jul-13 % Change 30-Jul-13

USA Dow Jones Indus. AVG 15,628.02 0.83% 15,499.54 -0.14% 15,520.59

USA NASDAQ Composite Index 3,675.74 1.36% 3,626.37 0.27% 3,616.47

Europe Euro Stoxx 50 Pr 2,808.64 1.46% 2,768.15 0.32% 2,759.21

UK FTSE 100 6,681.98 0.92% 6,621.06 0.76% 6,570.95

Japan Nikkei 225 14,005.77 2.47% 13,668.32 -1.45% 13,869.82

Hong Kong Hang Seng Index 22,088.79 0.94% 21,883.66 -0.32% 21,953.96

China CSI 300 Index 2,245.36 2.39% 2,193.02 0.17% 2,189.39

Pakistan Karachi 100 Index 23,091.86 -0.95% 23,312.77 0.12% 23,284.81

India BSE Sensex 30 Index 19,317.19 -0.15% 19,345.70 -0.01% 19,348.34

Singapore Straits Times Index STI 3,243.29 0.66% 3,221.93 -0.72% 3,245.45

Malaysia FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS 12,368.98 0.30% 12,331.38 -1.38% 12,503.71

Bangladesh DSE General Index DGEN N/A N/A 4,342.31 0.72% 4,311.14

Mongolia MSE Top 20 Index 14,365.05 -0.34% 14,414.23 -0.14% 14,433.86

Bloomberg

Grade Commodity 2-Aug-13 1-Aug-13 31-Jul-13

LC No.1X Brent Crude Oil 109.54 107.70 106.91

LC No.1 WTI Crude Oil 107.89 105.03 103.08

LC No.2 Gold 1,311.00 1,312.40 1,324.00

LC No.3 Silver 19.62 19.62 19.67

LC No.4 Copper 3.16 3.12 3.04

SC (Br) No.1

RS Sheet No.1

RS Sheet No.4

Month 2011 2012 2013

January 74,197 85,874 97,411

February 65,797 83,549 93,232

March 75,130 91,102 98,155

April 63,835 69,591 79,829

May 48,943 57,506 70,026

June 53,636 65,245 73,628

July 83,786 90,338

Elevation Sale No : 28 Sale No : 27 August 72,463 79,456

Uva High 358.85 338.27 September 60,219 71,111

Western High 395.90 377.35 October 69,563 80,379

Uva Medium 378.66 360.12 November 90,889 109,202

Western Medium 351.92 348.49 December 97,517 122,252

Low Grow n 444.61 433.79 Total 855,975 1,005,605 512,281

350.00 - 350.00

Tea Prices

Tourist Arrivals to Sri Lanka

Rubber Prices - 01 August 2013 World Commodity Prices

Price Range (Rs)

400.00 - 400.00

395.00 - 400.00

375.00 - 385.00

345.00 - 350.00

320.00 - 328.00

315.00 - 315.00

400.00 - 405.50

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