Stock market suffers worst humiliation in 130-year history

By Nisthar Cassim Asia’s third best performer, the Colombo stock market, yesterday suffered the worst humiliation in its 130-year history with trades and orders up to the first 24 minutes cancelled after questionable maiden transactions of shares of a new listing. In a statement, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said it observed unusually high prices of certain transactions of Wealth Trust Securities Ltd., due to market orders being matched wit