ASI and MPI

What is ASI?

All Share Index (ASI) or also known as All Share Price Index (ASPI) is the main price index of the Sri Lankan Stock Market. This is the weighted price index of all the listed companies on the Sri Lankan stock exchange. Currently there are 259 companies trading in the stock exchange covering 20 sectors of businesses. 'Weighted Price' means that the share prices are weighed based on the market capitalization of each company. 'Market Capitalization' or Market Cap in short is the total issued ordinary share capital of the company valued at current market price. The base year for the ASI is 1985 and the base value is 100. This is the longest and the broadest measure of the Sri Lankan stock market. 

What is MPI?

Milanka Price Index (MPI) includes a set of 25 companies selected based on their performances during the last four quarters. However there are some criteria to be fulfilled for a company to be selected to the MPI.

 

Minimum selection criteria required:

• Average of market capitalization of companies for four quarters immediately preceding as at end of the date of evaluation. 

• Number of trades executed over one full financial year period immediately preceding the date of evaluation. (excluding odd lot trades).

• Trading value over the one full year period immediately preceding the date of evaluation as a percentage of average of market capitalization companies as at end of the immediately preceding 4 quarters of the date of evaluation. 

List of companies included in MPI 1/06/2011 - 31/12/2011 period

BANKS , FINANCE & INSURANCE
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
Hatton National Bank PLC
Janashakthi Insurance PLC
LB Finance PLC
Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC
Nations Trust Bank PLC
Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC
Sampath Bank PLC
Seylan Bank PLC

HEALTH CARE
Nawaloka Hospitals PLC
The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC

BEVERAGES , FOOD & TOBACCO
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC

INVESTMENT TRUSTS
Environmental Resources Investment PLC

DIVERSIFIED
Aitken Spence PLC
Hemas Holdings PLC
John Keells Holdings PLC
Richard Pieris and Company PLC
The Colombo Fort Land and Building Co.PLC

TRADING
Brown & Company PLC

MANUFACTURING HOTELS & TRAVELS
Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC 

John Keells Hotels PLC
Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC
Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC

TELECOMMUNICATION POWER & ENERGY
Dialog Axiata PLC 

Laugfs Gas PLC

(All the information relates to Sri Lankan Stock Market)