Colombo Stock Exchange

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See also Investing in Sri Lanka.

As of 31 December 2007, the Colombo Stock Exchange had 235 listed companies[1] with a combined market capitalization of $7.6 billion.[2]

Basic Information

Exchange Symbols

  • Google Finance: COL
  • Thomson Reuters: SL
  • Yahoo! Finance:

Market Information

  • Trading Hours:
    • Pre-Market Session: 09:00 - 09:30[3]
    • Normal Trading Session: 09:30 - 14:30[3]
2004[4] 2005[5] 2006[6] 2007[7]
Number of Listed Companies242239237235
Domestic Market Capitalization (in $ million)3,6575,7207,7697,553
Value of Shares Traded (in $ million)5751,0961,010950
Average Daily Turnover (in $ million)2.44.64.23.9
Average Value of Trades (in $ thousand)0.91.01.11.1
New Capital Raised from Initial Public Offerings (in $ million)57610
New Capital Raised from Secondary Public Offerings (in $ million)53619390
Number of Trading Days240238241241

Creating Articles for Stocks listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange

To create an article for a stock listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, follow these steps:

  • Type Stock:Company Name (CompanyTicker-SL) into the Wikinvest search box and click Search.
  • Click on the link adjacent to Be the first person to create the page.
  • Type {{new_stock}}, [[Category:Colombo Stock Exchange]] and [[Category:Investing in Sri Lanka]] on separate lines into the text box and click Save page to create the article.

Indices

Benchmark Index



Constituent Indices

Sector Indices

  • Banks, Finance and Insurance (BFI-SL)
  • Beverages, Food and Tobacoo (BFT-SL)
  • Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals (C&P-SL)
  • Construction and Engineering (C&E-SL)
  • Diversified Holdings (DIV-SL)
  • Footwear and Textile (F&T-SL)
  • Health Care (HCR-SL)
  • Hotels and Travels
  • Information Technology (ITT-SL)
  • Investment Trusts (INV-SL)
  • Land and Property (L&P-SL)
  • Manufacturing (MFG-SL)
  • Motors (MTR-SL)
  • Oil Palms (OIL-SL)
  • Plantations (PLT-SL)
  • Power and Energy (P&E-SL)
  • Services (SRV-SL)
  • Stores Supplies (S&S)
  • Telecommunications (TLE-SL)
  • Trading (TRD-SL)

Stocks listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange

References

  1. Number of Listed Companies (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
  2. Domestic Market Capitalization (2006, 2007), World Federation of Exchanges
  3. 3.0 3.1 Market Hours, Colombo Stock Exchange
  4. Annual Statistics 2004, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  5. Annual Statistics 2005, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  6. Annual Statistics 2006, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
  7. Annual Statistics 2007, Equity Markets, World Federation of Exchanges
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