Sri Lanka, June 16 -- Indices closed in green as a result of price gains in counters such as Sampath Bank, Commercial Bank and John Keells Holdings with the turnover crossing Rs. 4.0 Bn. High net worth and institutional investor participation was noted in Amana Takaful, Asiri Surgical Hospital and Hatton National Bank. Mixed interest was observed in Prime Lands Residencies, Commercial Bank and Access Engineering whilst retail interest was noted in Hela Apparel Holdings, Industrial Asphalts and SMB Leasing. Foreign participation in the market activity remained at subdued levels with foreigners closing as net buyers.

Capital Goods sector was the top contributor to the market turnover whilst the sector index gained 3.44%.

The Banking sec...