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Article: Market slumps over the week
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- Daily Mirror
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- November 15, 2008
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Colombo, Nov. 15 -- The overall market sentiment was negative during the week despite the recovery seen over the previous week. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) declined by 106.42 points to close at 1783.94 whilst Milanka Price Index (MPI) reduced by 135.53 to close at 1989.19. The total turnover for the week was SLRs. 940 million.
On Monday price reduction in SLT and Dialog Telecom pulled down ASPI and MPI by 37 points and 38.42 points respectively. The turnover for the day was SLRs. 176 million. Nawaloka Hospitals, Sunshine Holdings, Seylan Merchant, Vallibel Power were among the top traded counters for the day, with more retail ...