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Table 42 (Capital, Share)
Category-Wise Distribution of Shares 
Traded in the Secondary Market in 2001
Cap42e
Category of Investment No. of Transactions No. of Shares (x1,000 ) Value        ( Rs Mn )
Banks, Finance & Insurance 55,745 280,936 5,494
Beverages, Food & Tobacco 13,413 58,404 977
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 2,236 2,898 79
Construction & Engineering 3,800 15,821 247
Diversified 15,952 54,194 2,717
Footwear & Textiles 655 3,378 15
Hotel   & Travels 10,272 159,910 1,097
Investment Trusts 1,277 2,447 76
Land & Property 4,042 19,592 131
Manufacturing 27,017 86,079 1,688
Motors 853 1,822 44
Oil Palms 53 930 477
Plantations 19,271 38,379 419
Services 2,742 12,827 341
Stores & Suppliers 521 4,365 11
Trading 1,874 4,978 83
© 2003, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Annual Report 2001 ,  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Revised:  2003(y)/03(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.