Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama has informed Parliament that the EPF had purchased 3,937 shares and sold 1,453 shares through the stock exchange during the past few years.
He was responding to a question raised by the opposition United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian and economist Dr. Harsha de Silva.
The government has said that the total volume of the equity market transactions carried out through brokers in 2010 and 2011 was Rs.37.178 billion and Rs.35.104 billion respectively.
The total cost of the transactions including brokerage was Rs.256 million.
The EPF had invested in ACL Cables PLC; Aitken Spence PLC; Asian Hotels PLC; Asiri Medical Services PLC; Ceylon Cold Stores; Hemas Holding PLC; Lanka Wall Tiles PLC and Laugfs Gas PLC.
Parliament was also informed that the transactions had been carried out through 24 stockbrokers.
Source: http://www.colombopage.com
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