Dhammika Perera's advantage due to rumors

Dhammika Perera, who is considered to be the richest businessman in the country, has seen a sharp rise in the share price of all his companies as rumors spread that he was about to enter Parliament as a National List MP.

Accordingly, Dhammika Perera holds 20% stake in Vallibel One, Vallibel Finance 15.97%, Royal Ceramics 10.49% and Alumex 9.68%. 7.24% off price and Hayleys PLC. The company's share price also rose 6.64%.

However, the price indices of the Colombo Stock Exchange recorded a significant increase today.

Accordingly, the All Share Price Index stood at 7881.13 points and the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index closed at 2567.74 points. Growth was also reported.

The growth was 1.40% and 1.53% respectively over the previous day.