The Milanka Price Index was one of the principal
stock indices
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of the
Colombo Stock Exchange
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in
Sri Lanka
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till it was discontinued in January 2013 further to introduction of
Standard & Poor's Sri Lanka 20 index. It was composed of a select group of 25 best performing
stock
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s, a list which was reviewed each quarter, as opposed to the Colombo Stock Exchange's "All Share Price Index", which uses all of the ~250 stocks on the exchange to calculate an index value.
Listings
As of January 2012, the 25 stocks on the Milanka Price Index,
listed by
sector
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Places
* Sector, West Virginia, U.S.
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* Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc
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* Spherical sector, a po ...
, were as follows:
Banks, Finance & Insurance sector
Beverage, Food & Tobacco sector
Diversified sector
Manufacturing sector
Power & Energy
Healthcare sector
Land & Property sector
Investment Trusts
Trading
See also
*
List of South Asian stock exchanges
This is a list of Asian stock exchanges.
In the Asian region, there are multiple stock exchanges. As of 2025, the top 10 major stock exchanges in Asia as per market capitalisation are listed below.
* Shanghai Stock Exchange, China
* Tokyo Stoc ...
References
External links
Colombo Stock ExchangeColombo Stock Watch - One click access to information on shares
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Economy of Sri Lanka
Economy of Colombo
Asian stock market indices