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Table  41 (Capital, Share)
Share Market Indicators
Cap41e  
Item 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Turnover, Rs Mn 379.0 255.0 1,563.0 4,304.0 4,969.0 18,579.0 34,522.0 11,249.0 7,403.0 18,315.0 18,233.0 14,843.0
Daily Turnover Average, Rs Mn 1.3 1.0 6.6 18.0 20.5 77.1 147.5 46.9 30.6 76.0 76.0 62.0
No of Trades 13,009.0 16,740.0 48,332.0 91,544.0 109,701.0 231,692.0 404,373.0 186,276.0 98,191.0 206,312.0 329,068.0 205,759.0
No of Share Traded, Mn 13.0 12.0 42.0 79.0 88.0 351.0 506.0 316.0 227.0 515.0 634.0 486.0
Traded Shares as a % of Total Listed Shares 1.4 1.1 3.8 6.5 3.6 14.9 14.9 8.2 5.5 11.8 13.5 10.2
Turnover as a % of GDP 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.2 3.7 6.0 1.7 1.0 2.1 1.8 1.3
Turnover as a % of Market Capitalization 2.4 1.5 4.2 6.8 9.3 17.9 24.1 10.5 7.1 14.1 15.5 13.1
Non - National Transactions (Net ), Rs Million - - 391.0 1,330.0 1,121.0 3,272.0 1,334.0 -90.0 352.0 716.0 -1,561.0 -951.0
Purchases - - 398.0 1,764.0 2,611.0 10,773.0 14,473.0 5,389.0 4,224.0 8,218.0 5,645.0 5,050.0
Sales - - 7.0 434.0 1,490.0 7,501.0 13,139.0 5,479.0 3,872.0 7,502.0 7,206.0 6,001.0
Total Number of Shares Listed, Mn 919.0 1,048.0 1,099.0 1,209.0 1,615.0 2,355.0 3,388.0 3,864.0 4,103.0 4,373.0 4,702.0 4,744.0
Value (at Par ) of Shares, Rs Mn 9,190.0 10,404.0 10,908.0 11,640.0 14,660.0 21,430.0 30,882.0 38,325.0 40,619.0 43,176.0 43,656.0 46,727.0
Market Capitalization, Rs Mn 15,694.0 17,087.0 36,880.0 81,840.0 66,200.0 123,790.0 143,210.0 106,869.0 104,197.0 129,428.0 116,660.0 112,800.0
Rate of Market Capitalization, % 70.8 64.2 238.1 603.1 351.6 477.6 363.7 178.8 156.5 199.8 167.2 141.4
Market Capitalization as a % of GDP 7.1 6.8 11.5 22.0 15.6 24.8 24.7 16.0 13.6 14.5 11.5 11.3
No of New Shares Offered, Mn 20.0 14.0 7.0 12.0 78.0 42.0 190.0 100.0 64.0 50.0 28.0 38.0
Value of  New Shares, Rs Mn 201.0 140.0 70.0 326.0 1,267.0 1,050.0 4,589.0 3,120.0 2,178.0 456.0 349.0 537.0
No of New Issues 10.0 2.0 1.0 6.0 15.0 12.0 21.0 17.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.0
No of Listed Companies - - 175.0 178.0 190.0 201.0 215.0 226.0 235.0 239.0 240.0 237.0
CSE All Share Price Index (Base, 1985 = 100) 172.4 179.5 384.4 837.9 605.3 979.0 986.7 663.7 603.0 702.2 597.3 572.5
CSE Sensitive Price Index (Base, 1985=100 ) 309.6 341.7 680.3 1,198.7 826.7 1,442.4 1,438.8 990.5 897.7 1,068.0 923.0 938.0
Market Price Earning Ratio - - - 20.9 12.5 19.6 16.3 11.2 10.7 12.5 9.0 6.6
Market Dividend Yield % - - - 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.7 4.3 4.1 3.2 4.5 5.2
Market Price to Book Value Ratio - - - - 2.3 3.5 2.5 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0
GDP at Market Prices, Rs. Mn 221,982.0 251,891.0 321,784.0 372,345.0 425,283.0 499,565.0 579,084.0 667,772.0 768,128.0 890,272.0 1,017,986.0 1,110,653.0
© 2003, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Economic & Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2000, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Revised:  2003(y)/01(m)/26(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.