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	#	MARKET STATISTICS
			Today	Previous	% Chg.	Tuesday,5th March 2002
		All Share Index	601.7	602.5	-0.1
		Milanka Price Index	978.7	978.4	0.0	DAILY
		Market Capitalisation (Rs bn)	120.6	120.8	-0.1	STOCKWATCH
		Market PE Ratio (X)	7.2	7.2	0.0
		No. of Companies Traded	107	90	18.9
		Turnover (Rs mn)	44.0	53.5	-17.9
		Foreign Purchases (Rs mn)	4.2	0.2	>1000
		Foreign Sales (Rs mn)	23.9	23.2	2.8
		Total Share Volume (mn)	2.9	2.6	14.1
		Total No. of Trades	728	796	-8.5
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		COMPANY	PRICE			NET	SHARE	NO. OF
			HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	CHANGE	VOLUME	TRADES
		ACME	6.00	6.00	6.00	0.50	1,300	2
		AGALAWATTE	7.75	7.75	7.75	-0.25	2,000	1
		ASHA CENTRAL	13.50	13.50	13.50	0.00	3,000	2
		ASIA CAPITAL	7.00	7.00	7.00	0.00	131,200	37
		ASIAN HOTELS	6.25	6.25	6.25	0.00	209,300	21
		ASIRI	21.00	21.00	21.00	-0.25	100	1
		BAIRAHA  FARMS	9.25	9.00	9.25	0.25	7,400	8
		BALANGODA	21.50	20.75	21.50	0.75	3,600	6
		BATA	8.75	8.50	8.75	0.00	2,600	2
		BLUE DIAMONDS	3.50	3.25	3.25	0.00	11,200	9
		C T LAND	6.75	6.75	6.75	-0.25	1,000	3
		C W MACKIE	3.25	3.25	3.25	-0.25	200	1
		CALTEX LUBRICANTS	77.00	73.50	74.75	-2.25	116,900	5
		CARSONS	1300.00	1300.00	1300.00	0.00	1,000	1
		CENTRAL FINANCE	50.00	49.50	49.50	-2.00	5,600	4
		CEYLINCO INSURANCE	34.00	34.00	34.00	1.00	700	3
		CEYLINCO SECURITIES	6.75	6.75	6.75	0.00	11,200	4
		CEYLINCO SEYLAN	3.50	3.50	3.50	0.00	2,000	1
		CEYLON BREWERY	30.75	30.75	30.75	0.25	1,000	1
		CEYLON INV.	54.00	54.00	54.00	-1.00	300	1
		CEYLON OXYGEN	77.00	74.25	77.00	6.50	200	2
		CF VENTURE FUND	4.00	4.00	4.00	0.00	300	2
		CHEMANEX	49.00	49.00	49.00	10.50	100	1
		CIC	70.00	65.00	70.00	10.00	700	3
		CIC [Non-Voting]	51.00	47.00	51.00	4.00	53,600	22
		COCO LANKA	17.75	17.75	17.75	0.00	500	1
		COLOMBO LAND	13.00	13.00	13.00	-0.50	700	1
		COMMERCIAL BANK	147.00	146.00	147.00	1.00	2,600	5
		COMMERCIAL LEASING	23.75	23.50	23.50	-0.25	2,000	3
		CONFIFI HOTEL HLDG.	17.25	17.25	17.25	0.25	1,000	1
		DANKOTUWA	12.00	11.75	11.75	-0.50	9,600	9
		DFCC	105.00	104.00	104.00	-1.00	4,000	7
		DIPPED PRODUCTS	61.00	60.50	61.00	0.00	1,200	2
		DISTILLERIES	7.25	7.25	7.25	0.25	62,600	19
		DOCKYARD	24.50	24.00	24.25	0.25	45,100	16
		ELEPHANT LITE	5.25	5.25	5.25	0.00	1,000	1
		FERNTEA	7.50	7.50	7.50	0.00	1,500	1
		FORT LAND	3.00	3.00	3.00	0.00	800	1
		GALADARI	3.50	3.25	3.25	-0.25	3,300	3
		GRAIN ELEVATORS	14.25	13.75	14.00	-0.25	26,200	9
		HAPUGASTENNE	8.75	8.50	8.75	0.25	1,300	4
		HAYCARB	38.25	38.25	38.25	0.00	300	1
		HNB	46.25	46.00	46.00	-0.25	2,100	6
		HOTEL DEVELOPERS	10.00	10.00	10.00	0.50	500	2
		INT. TOURISTS	11.75	11.75	11.75	0.25	200	1
		JAMES FINLAY	22.00	22.00	22.00	-1.00	400	2
		JOHN KEELLS	56.00	56.00	56.00	-1.00	600	3
		JOHN KEELLS HOLD.	56.50	56.00	56.25	0.25	65,500	40
		KAHAWATTE	6.00	6.00	6.00	0.00	2,400	3
		KELANI TYRES	6.50	6.25	6.25	0.00	40,800	9
		KELANI VALLEY	11.00	11.00	11.00	-0.25	200	2
		KELSEY DEVELOPMENTS	13.00	13.00	13.00	0.00	100	1
		KURUWITA TEXTILES	9.00	8.75	8.75	-1.00	14,200	7
		LANKA CEMENT	9.50	9.50	9.50	-0.50	5,200	4
		LANKA MILK FOODS	9.25	9.00	9.25	0.25	8,500	10
		LANKA TILES	38.75	37.25	38.75	-0.25	5,200	4
		LANKA VENTURES	9.00	9.00	9.00	0.25	2,000	1
		LANKA WALLTILES	18.00	18.00	18.00	0.25	2,400	7
		LANKEM DEV.	7.00	7.00	7.00	0.00	1,000	2
		LB FINANCE	7.00	7.00	7.00	0.25	1,500	1
		LION BREWERY	45.50	45.00	45.00	-0.50	1,800	5
		MADULSIMA	10.25	10.00	10.25	0.25	3,700	9
		MAHAWELI REACH	6.00	6.00	6.00	1.00	200	1
		MARAWILA HOLIDAY	4.00	3.50	3.50	-0.50	200,600	2
		MASKELIYA	26.00	26.00	26.00	0.00	500	2
		MERCANTILE LEASING	11.00	11.00	11.00	-1.50	200	1
		MERCHANT BANK	6.00	5.75	6.00	0.00	32,100	15
		NAMUNUKULA	8.00	8.00	8.00	0.25	200	1
		NATIONS TRUST	13.50	13.50	13.50	0.00	19,900	10
		NDB	67.25	66.50	67.25	0.75	16,100	15
		NESTLE	50.00	49.00	49.25	-0.75	800	4
		OCEAN VIEW	10.50	10.50	10.50	1.25	100	1
		ON'ALLY	10.25	10.25	10.25	-0.25	100	1
		PEGASUS	13.00	13.00	13.00	0.00	1,300	2
		PELWATTE	13.00	12.00	12.00	-1.25	1,033,700	138
		PEOPLE'S MERCHANT	9.00	9.00	9.00	0.00	1,000	3
		PROPERTY DEVELOP.	16.50	16.50	16.50	0.00	1,000	4
		REGNIS	33.50	33.50	33.50	0.50	39,400	6
		ROYAL CERAMICS	14.50	14.25	14.50	0.25	86,700	18
		SAMPATH	61.50	61.00	61.00	-0.50	1,500	5
		SEYLAN BANK	22.50	22.00	22.00	-0.50	2,000	3
		SHAW WALLACE	36.00	36.00	36.00	0.00	500	1
		SPENCE HOTEL HOLDINGS	19.50	19.50	19.50	0.00	37,500	10
		STAFFORD	5.50	5.50	5.50	-0.50	900	2
		TAJ LANKA	4.75	4.50	4.50	-0.25	17,600	11
		THE FINANCE	19.50	19.50	19.50	0.50	100	1
		THREE ACRE	8.25	8.00	8.00	-0.25	1,000	2
		TOKYO CEMENT	75.00	75.00	75.00	-4.50	2,200	3
		TRANS ASIA	22.00	22.00	22.00	0.00	500	3
		TALAWAKELLE	16.00	16.00	16.00	1.00	2,400	4
		UDAPUSSELLAWA	8.50	8.50	8.50	-0.50	1,100	3
		UNION ASSURANCE	42.00	41.75	42.00	0.25	2,000	3
		UNITED MOTORS	28.50	28.50	28.50	1.50	1,100	3
		VANIK	3.00	3.00	3.00	0.00	443,700	33