ASPI Ends Lower as Trading Activity Falls Well Below Monthly Average
Colombo's ASPI eased as turnover fell 51% below the monthly average, with banking counters leading a subdued trading session.
Colombo's ASPI eased as turnover fell 51% below the monthly average, with banking counters leading a subdued trading session.
Foreign investors' year-to-date net selling on the CSE nears LKR 50.3Bn, even as daily outflows remain minimal and the ASPI advances.
ASPI and S&P SL20 rise as CSE turnover thins; government securities yields fall across the curve and the rupee firms against the dollar.
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.
The ASPI declined 147 points on June 30 as geopolitical uncertainty drove a broad equity selloff, while fresh data showed headline inflation accelerating.
The ASPI gained 198 points on June 25 as turnover returned to the monthly average, while the rupee recorded its sharpest single-session decline.
The Colombo Stock Exchange closed weaker on June 24 as selling pressure in key large-cap counters pushed both indices lower, while market turnover.
Foreign net outflows on June 24 were heavily concentrated in a single telecom counter, pushing the month-to-date figure to LKR 1.1 billion as.
The ASPI posted a marginal gain on June 23 while bond yields fell sharply across the curve and banking system liquidity surged to.
Foreign net selling on June 23 pushed the month-to-date outflow past LKR 1 billion, with a single counter driving the majority of the.