The Milanka Price Index was one of the principal stock indices of the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka 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 stocks, 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, were as follows:
Banks, Finance & Insurance sector Stock symbol Company NotesCommercial Bank of CeylonCentral Finance CompanyDFCC BankHatton National BankLanka Orix LeasingNations Trust BankSampath BankLB FinanceUnion Bank of Colombo
Beverage, Food & Tobacco sector Stock symbol Company NotesDistilleries Company of Sri Lanka
Diversified sector Stock symbol Company NotesSPENAitken Spenceholding company; leisure, transport, services, power, printing, plantations, apparel, property development Free Lanka Capital HoldingsJKHJohn Keells Holdingsholding company; FMCG, plantations, logistics, information technology, financial services, leisureRichard Pierisrubber, tires, plastics, agriculture, transport, FMCGThe Colombo Fort Land and Building CompanyVallibel One Softlogic Holdings
Manufacturing sector Stock symbol CompanyCeylon Grain ElevatorsPiramal Glass CeylonRoyal Ceramics Lanka
Power & Energy Stock symbol CompanyLaugfs Gas
Healthcare sector Stock symbol Company NotesLanka Hospitals Corporation
Land & Property sector Stock symbol Company NotesColombo Land and Development Company
Investment Trusts Stock symbol CompanyEnvironmental Resources Investment
Trading Stock symbol CompanyBrown & Company
See also List of South Asian stock exchanges
References
External links Colombo Stock Exchange Colombo Stock Watch - One click access to information on shares