Trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was temporarily halted for 30 minutes from 11.09 am to 11.39 am this morning (12) as S&P SL20 index dropped by 5% during the trading session.
Here, The S&P SL20 index fell 88.50 points or 5.03% to 1,672.03, during the trading session, triggering the first circuit breaker threshold leading to a temporary halt in stock market trading, as per a new directive by the regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
However, when trading at the CSE recommenced at 11.39 am, a remarkable event was reported.The stock market turnover crossed Rs. 3 billion mark with a single crossing recorded from Watawala Plantations PLC.
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Stock market turnover crosses Rs. 3bn mark boosted by Watawala Plantations deal
2020-05-13T00:36:00-07:00
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