Daily Review | 16 December 2014 ASPI   0.09% | S&P SL20 0.05% The downtrend persisted with both indices declining during the day. The ASPI lost 6.70 points to close at 7223.56 points while the S&P SL20 Index closed at 4067.46 points, down 2.15 points. Market turnover however, increased relative to yesterday to amount to LKR 543.75mn with crossings in JKH, LLUB and COMB accounting for 15.7% of total turnover value. Foreign investors meanwhile, recorded a net buying position of LKR 57.36mn. Top Gainers & Losers 7245 7233 7221 7209 7197 7185 9.30 10.10 10.50 8% 0% -8% -16% Top Turnover (excl. Crossings) Current (Price) Turnover (Rs. Mn) Share Volume (‘000s) 250.00 102.00 22.10 1015.00 74.00 71 56 37 34 25 283 556 1,568 34 334 11.30 12.10 12.50 1.30 2.10 Market Statistics ASPI S&P SL20 Volume (Mn) Turnover (Rs. Mn) Market Cap. (Rs. Mn) Net Foreign Position (Rs. Mn) : Foreign Purchases Foreign Sales PER (x) PBV (x) 16% JKH.N UML.N TFC.N CTC.N HHL.N Intraday Trading Current Previous % 7223.56 4067.46 26,770 544 3,070 7230.26 4069.61 25,738 340 3,073 -0.09% -0.05% 4.0% 59.7% -0.09% 57.36 60.93 -6% 201 144 13.19 1.88 102 41 13.21 1.88 97.8% 252.7% n.a n.a Significant Crossings (by Transaction Value) Quantity Price T/O (Rs. Mn) JKH 165,353 252.00 42 LLUB 56,112 390.00 22 COMB 127,091 170.00 22 Source: Colombo Stock Exchange & Bloomberg Daily Review | 16 December 2014 Sector Performance Chem & Pharma, -1.28% Footwear & Textiles, 2.57% Healthcare, -1.17% ASPI 0.09% Diversified, -0.67% Manufacturing, -0.23% Hotels & Travel, -0.22% Land & Property, 0.61% Trading, 0.86% Motors, 0.84% IT, 0.72% Corporate Announcements None for 16th December 2014. Source: Colombo Stock Exchange & Bloomberg Daily Review | 16 December 2014 Net Foreign Flows Net Foreign Sales (15th Dec - 16th Dec) Net Foreign Purchases (15th Dec - 16th Dec) DISTILLERIES CEYLON TOBACCO Volume Change ('000s) RENUKA HOLDINGS[X.0000] Volume Change ('000s) SLT LAUGFS GAS[X.0000] LAUGFS GAS TEXTURED JERSEY ACL COM.CREDIT TOKYO… THE FINANCE CO. COMMERCIAL BANK CHEVRON TOKYO CEMENT RENUKA AGRI HEMAS HOLDINGS AMANA BANK JKH *BROWNS INVSTMNTS - 84 168 252 336 420 (200) (160) (120) (80) (40) - *Volume change of Browns Investments 2.00mn shares between 15th Dec -16th Dec not displayed Companynot displayed Foreign Holding (%) 15/12/14 15/12/14 Net Change Value* (LKR. Mn) Company Foreign Holding (%) 15/12/14 15/12/14 CHEVRON 32.7% 32.7% Net Change Value* (LKR. Mn) (56,112) (21.9) JKH 52.8% 52.8% 406,542 101.6 HEMAS HOLDINGS 21.0% 21.0% 331,598 24.5 BROWNS INVSTMNTS 1.0% 1.1% (2,000,000) (3.6) 1.5% 1.5% (42,000) (3.2) COMMERCIAL BANK 38.3% 38.3% 137,959 23.5 ACL CEYLON TOBACCO 96.7% 96.7% 18,050 18.3 DISTILLERIES 24.4% 24.4% (6,500) (1.4) not displayed TOKYO CEMENT 31.4% 31.3% 192,899 12.3 LAUGFS GAS 0.5% 0.5% (31,400) (1.3) TOKYO CEMENT[X.0000] 23.4% 23.3% 105,575 4.9 THE FINANCE CO. 0.4% 0.5% (54,000) (1.2) COM.CREDIT 19.1% 19.1% 50,048 2.3 AMANA BANK 57.1% 57.1% (165,000) (0.8) 45.0% 45.0% (14,400) (0.7) not displayed. SAMPATH 17.9% 17.9% 9,499 2.2 SLT COMMERCIALBANK[X.0000] 21.1% 21.1% 14,000 1.7 LANKA WALLTILE 0.8% 0.8% (5,000) (0.5) 1.2 RENUKA AGRI 13.7% 13.7% (60,893) (0.3) NAT. DEV. BANK 42.2% 42.2% *Value based on VWA price and not on actual traded price 5,000 *Value based on VWA price and not on actual traded price Source: Colombo Stock Exchange Daily Review | 16 December 2014 Corporate & Macro Developments Corporate News | THE FINANCE COMPANY Macro-Economic & Other News | TFC.N SRI LANKA LAUNCHES USD 50MN PRIVATE EQUITY FUND The Central Bank approved a long term concessionary loan facility from the Sri Lanka Deposit Insurance and Liquidity Support Fund in order to support the liquidity requirements of TFC. The move is the 2nd phase of restructuring for the Group. New York based Zephyr Management and NDB Bank Group launched ‘Emerald Sri Lanka Fund’, a USD 50Mn private equity fund, which provides financing to small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka. The fund will invest in small and mid-sized businesses seeking growth. 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