Sri Lanka stocks close down; ASPI drops 1-pct, turnover at Rs1.1bn

Sri Lanka stocks close down; ASPI drops 1-pct, turnover at Rs1.1bn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Thursday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index falling 1.05 percent. The ASPI was down 209.38 points at 19,717.92, while the more liquid S&P SL20 fell 0.68 percent, or 38.43 points, to 5,618.48. Positive contributors to the ASPI were Ceylon Tobacco Company (up 0.67 percent at 1,795.50 rupees), The Kandy Hotels Company (up 7.77 percent at 11.10 rupees), Asia Asse…

Sri Lankan Shares Open Firm as ASPI Advances 0.21%

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange began Friday’s session in positive territory, according to CSE data. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) gained 41.16 points, or 0.21 percent, to reach 19,759.08. T…