Index reached an intraday high of 9,758 and closed the day at 9,700 gaining 30 points with high retail participation. The market remained volatile during the day and showcased lackluster sentiment with investors mostly on the sidelines ahead of the IMF discussion today.
COMB and AEL remained the top contributors to the index during the morning session as the board approval of the IMF program would unlock additional financing from multilateral agencies and resume the halted construction projects.
Meanwhile LOLC group and its subsidiaries including BIL and LOFC witnessed renewed investor interests towards the end of the day and were the biggest contributors to the ASPI gain. Market turnover was recorded at a moderate level of LKR 1.8Bn (-6% cf. monthly average turnover of LKR 2.0Bn) contributed by the Capital Goods sector (36%) and Food, Beverage & Tobacco sector (19%).
Bonds continued its sluggish mode ahead of the IMF meeting
Ahead of the IMF executive board meeting with Sri Lanka which scheduled for today, the secondary bond market activities continued to remain dull as the market participants preferred to adopt a wait and see approach. Meanwhile, slight investor interest was continuously seen on 15.09.27 maturity which traded at 28.00% during the day.
Courtesy: First Capital Research
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