Inflows were buoyed by foreign investments in John Keells Holdings, HNB, Commercial Bank and most recently in Pan Asia Bank PLC, which received $630m from Bansei Securities Ltd of Japan. While local investors may seem disinterested, foreign funds have shown keen interest in the local markets recently as stabilising policies by CBSL seemed to take effect.
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2013/04/21/foreign-buying-into-cse-escalates/