AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE LOCATED IN SRI LANKA


The table below highlights the best of the Colombo Stock Exchange over the past 6 months which produced 82 stocks that each returned 22% on average in 19 days.

Follow this table to see stocks that are rallying and those that have concluded along with discussions on the Lanka Equity Forum

Updated Mon - Fri 3:30PM

Did You Know? Rs. 10,000 could have equaled 32,107 had you invested 6 months ago.


COMPANY CAPITAL ≈ PROFIT HELD | STOCK RALLY%
Office Equipment PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,600 today - aug | OFEQ.N0000 ... 16%
On'ally Holdings Ltd 10,000 ≈ 4,500 today - jul | ONAL.N0000 ... 45%
Union Assurance PLC - unionassurance.com 10,000 ≈ 3,200 today - jul | UAL.N0000 ... 32%
Property Development PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,700 today - jul | PDL.N0000 ... 17%
Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,700 today - jul | LION.N0000 ... 17%
Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC - caltex.com 10,000 ≈ 2,500 today - jun | LLUB.N0000 ... 25%
Softlogic Life Insurance PLC - asianalliance.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,000 today - jun | AAIC.N0000 ... 20%
Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,500 today - may | CTC.N0000 ... 25%
Lanka Aluminium Industries PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,800 aug - jul | LALU.N0000 ... 18%
People`s Merchant Finance PLC - peoplesmerchant.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,600 aug - aug | PMB.N0000 ... 16%
Three Acre Farms PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,800 aug - jul | TAFL.N0000 ... 18%
Kahawatte Plantations PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,600 aug - jul | KAHA.N0000 ... 16%
Samson International PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,500 aug - aug | SIL.N0000 ... 25%
Ceylinco Insurance PLC - ceylinco-insurance.com 10,000 ≈ 2,500 aug - jul | CINS.N0000 ... 25%
Carson Cumberbatch PLC - carsoncumberbatch.com 10,000 ≈ 1,800 aug - jul | CARS.N0000 ... 18%
Cargo Boat Development Company PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,800 aug - jul | CABO.N0000 ... 18%
Amaya Leisure PLC - connaissanceceylon.com 10,000 ≈ 1,800 aug - jul | CONN.N0000 ... 18%
Equity Two PLC - carsoncumberbatch.com 10,000 ≈ 3,100 aug - jul | ETWO.N0000 ... 31%
Ceylon Investment PLC - carsoncumberbatch.com 10,000 ≈ 1,600 aug - jul | CINV.N0000 ... 16%
Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC - malwatte.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,800 jul - jul | MAL.N0000 ... 18%
Paragon Ceylon PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,800 jul - jul | PARA.N0000 ... 18%
Serendib Hotels PLC - serendibleisure.com 10,000 ≈ 2,100 jul - jun | SHOT.N0000 ... 21%
The Autodrome PLC - autodrome.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,800 jul - jun | AUTO.N0000 ... 18%
Softlogic Finance PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,900 jul - jul | CRL.N0000 ... 19%
Brac Lanka Finance PLC - lolc.com 10,000 ≈ 2,900 jul - jun | NIFL.N0000 ... 29%
The Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,100 jul - jul | CFLB.N0000 ... 21%
Harischandra Mills PLC 10,000 ≈ 3,100 jul - jun | HARI.N0000 ... 31%
Orient Finance PLC - orientfinance.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,600 jul - jul | BFN.N0000 ... 26%
Asia Capital PLC - asiacapital.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,800 jul - jul | ACAP.N0000 ... 18%
The Lighthouse Hotel PLC - jetwinghotels.com 10,000 ≈ 2,400 jul - jul | LHL.N0000 ... 24%
Radiant Gems International PLC - radiantgems.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,900 jul - jul | RGEM.N0000 ... 19%
Colombo Trust Finance PLC - ctf.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,600 jul - jul | CALF.N0000 ... 26%
Ceylon Printers PLC 10,000 ≈ 4,600 jul - jun | CPRT.N0000 ... 46%
Colombo Fort Investments PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,700 jul - jun | CFI.N0000 ... 17%
Lankem Ceylon PLC - lankem.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,200 jul - jul | LCEY.N0000 ... 22%
Bimputh Finance PLC - bimputhfinance.com 10,000 ≈ 1,700 jul - jun | BLI.N0000 ... 17%
Dolphin Hotels PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,600 jul - jun | STAF.N0000 ... 16%
Tal Lanka Hotels PLC - taj.tajhotels.com 10,000 ≈ 1,600 jul - jun | TAJ.N0000 ... 16%
Printcare PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,000 jun - jun | CARE.N0000 ... 20%
Mercantile Shipping Company PLC - mfsl.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,500 jun - jun | MSL.N0000 ... 25%
Convenience Foods (lanka )plc - muncheelk.com 10,000 ≈ 2,700 jun - may | SOY.N0000 ... 27%
HNB Assurance PLC - hnbassurance.com 10,000 ≈ 2,400 jun - may | HASU.N0000 ... 24%
Ascot Holdings PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,200 jun - may | ASCO.N0000 ... 22%
Aia Insurance Lanka PLC - aialife.com.lk 10,000 ≈ 3,200 jun - apr | CTCE.N0000 ... 32%
Hunas Falls Hotels PLC - amayaresorts.com 10,000 ≈ 1,800 jun - may | HUNA.N0000 ... 18%
Galadari Hotels (Lanka) PLC - galadarihotel.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,700 may - may | GHLL.N0000 ... 17%
Prime Finance PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,800 may - may | GSF.N0000 ... 18%
Kotagala Plantations PLC - lankemplantations.lk 10,000 ≈ 4,400 may - mar | KOTA.N0000 ... 44%
Lanka Cement PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,600 may - mar | LCEM.N0000 ... 16%
Citizens Development Business Finance - cdb.lk 10,000 ≈ 3,600 may - feb | CDB.N0000 ... 36%
Eden Hotel Lanka PLC - brownshotels.com 10,000 ≈ 1,600 may - may | EDEN.N0000 ... 16%
Hunters & Company PLC - hunters.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,000 may - apr | HUNT.N0000 ... 20%
Lanka IOC PLC - lankaioc.com 10,000 ≈ 1,600 may - mar | LIOC.N0000 ... 16%
Balangoda Plantations PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,800 may - mar | BALA.N0000 ... 18%
Colombo City Holdings PLC 10,000 ≈ 1,900 may - mar | PHAR.N0000 ... 19%
Multi Finance PLC - multifinance.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,900 may - mar | MFL.N0000 ... 19%
Distilleries Company Of Sri Lanka PLC - dcslgroup.com 10,000 ≈ 1,700 may - apr | DIST.N0000 ... 17%
Kelsey Developments PLC - kelsey.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,100 may - mar | KDL.N0000 ... 21%
Acme Printing & Packaging PLC - acmepacklk.com 10,000 ≈ 1,600 apr - mar | ACME.N0000 ... 16%
Browns Beach Hotels PLC - brownshotels.com 10,000 ≈ 1,800 apr - mar | BBH.N0000 ... 18%
Union Bank Of Colombo PLC - unionb.com 10,000 ≈ 2,000 apr - mar | UBC.N0000 ... 20%
Morison PLC - morison.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,100 apr - mar | MORI.X0000 ... 21%
Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC - asirihealth.com 10,000 ≈ 2,000 apr - mar | ASIR.N0000 ... 20%
Sinhaputhra Finance PLC - sinhaputhra.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,700 mar - feb | SFL.N0000 ... 17%
Serendib Engineering Group PLC - serendibengineering.com 10,000 ≈ 3,400 mar - feb | IDL.N0000 ... 34%
The Kingsbury PLC - thekingsburyhotel.com 10,000 ≈ 2,000 mar - feb | SERV.N0000 ... 20%
CIC Holdings PLC - cic.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,600 mar - mar | CIC.X0000 ... 16%
Citizens Development Business Finance - cdb.lk 10,000 ≈ 1,800 mar - feb | CDB.X0000 ... 18%
Trade Finance & Investments PLC - tfil.lk 10,000 ≈ 2,600 mar - feb | TFIL.N0000 ... 26%
John Keells Hotels PLC - keells.com 10,000 ≈ 1,800 mar - feb | KHL.N0000 ... 18%
Laugfs Gas PLC - laugfsgas.lk 10,000 ≈ 4,500 mar - feb | LGL.N0000 ... 45%
Singer Industries (Ceylon) PLC - singersl.com 10,000 ≈ 2,200 mar - feb | SINI.N0000 ... 22%
Namunukula Plantations PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,000 mar - feb | NAMU.N0000 ... 20%
C T Land Development PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,200 mar - feb | CTLD.N0000 ... 22%
Citrus Leisure PLC - citrusleisure.com 10,000 ≈ 1,900 mar - mar | REEF.N0000 ... 19%
Laugfs Gas PLC - laugfsgas.lk 10,000 ≈ 3,200 mar - feb | LGL.X0000 ... 32%
East West Properties PLC - eastwest.lk 10,000 ≈ 6,400 mar - feb | EAST.N0000 ... 64%
Renuka Foods PLC - renukagroup.com 10,000 ≈ 2,300 mar - feb | COCO.N0000 ... 23%
Pegasus Hotels Of Ceylon PLC - pegasusreefhotel.com 10,000 ≈ 1,700 mar - feb | PEG.N0000 ... 17%
MTD Walkers PLC - walkerscml.com 10,000 ≈ 2,300 mar - mar | KAPI.N0000 ... 23%
Hotel Sigiriya PLC 10,000 ≈ 2,500 mar - feb | HSIG.N0000 ... 25%
Ceylinco Insurance PLC - ceylinco-insurance.com 10,000 ≈ 1,800 mar - feb | CINS.X0000 ... 18%

© Rehan Wijetunge