Retailing and Telecom Stocks Dominate Trading as ASPI Edges Higher
Sector concentration defines the session as turnover surges 40% above monthly average despite modest index movement Trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange was.
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Foreign Investors Extend Year-to-Date Selling Streak on Colombo Bourse
Foreign investors' year-to-date net selling on the CSE nears LKR 50.3Bn, even as daily outflows remain minimal and the ASPI advances.
- August 10, 2026
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Banking Counters Drive Turnover as Colombo Bourse Trading Activity Slows
Banking, Capital Goods and Diversified Financials counters drove 62% of CSE turnover as overall trading volumes fell below average.
- August 10, 2026
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Commercial Credit Trade Boosts Sri Lanka Bourse Turnover
Commercial Credit helped drive Sri Lanka bourse turnover to a record high for 2026 after a Rs.9 billion block trade involving the finance.
- August 7, 2026
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Colombo Turnover Jumps Over Fourfold as Large Crossing Masks Continued Foreign Selling
CSE turnover surges 443% above average on one large crossing; headline foreign outflow masks net buying elsewhere in the market.
- August 7, 2026
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ASPI Closes Higher as Single Counter Drives Turnover to 337% Above Monthly Average
CSE turnover hit LKR 8.5Bn as Cargills drove 48% of trading and nearly all foreign selling. ASPI gained 0.40% to close at 21,167.
- August 6, 2026
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Colombo Turnover Jumps 57% Above Monthly Average, Driven Largely by Crossing Deals
Colombo Stock Exchange turnover hit LKR 2.96bn, 56.6% above the monthly average, driven largely by crossing deals in RIL, AEL and JKH.
- August 5, 2026
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Foreign Investors Pull Over a Billion Rupees from Colombo Stocks in Single Session
Foreign investors net-sold LKR 1.03bn in CSE equities in one session, led by RIL, as YTD foreign outflows pass LKR 37 billion.
- August 5, 2026
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Foreign Investors Return as Net Buyers, but Single Counter Drives the Inflow
CSE foreign flows turned positive at LKR 955Mn, but one counter drove the inflow. YTD foreign outflows remain at LKR 36.3Bn.
- August 3, 2026
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Colombo Bourse Turnover Surges Past Monthly Average Even as Index Slips
CSE turnover hit LKR 4.3Bn, 150% above the monthly average, even as the ASPI and S&P SL20 closed marginally lower.
- August 3, 2026