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Article: SRI LANKAN SHARES CLOSE FLAT, RUPEE UP.
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- August 18, 2009
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COLOMBO, Aug 18 Asia Pulse - Sri Lankan shares closed flat Monday as investors took defensive positions on mostly blue chip stocks that took a beating last week owing to poor June quarter results, while the rupee strengthened against the dollar, brokers and dealers said.
The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index (ASPI) closed down 0.03 per cent (0.73 points) to end at 2,500.46, while the Milanka index of liquid stocks gained 0.13 per cent (3.64 points) to close at 2,820.30, according to provisional stock exchange data.
Turnover was 257.5 million rupees (US$2.24 million).
On Monday there were net foreign outflows worth 47.9 million rupees, with ...