ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo Dockyard and banking shares continued to push the Colombo Inventory Change (CSE) All Share Worth Index on Tuesday to shut 1.49 % greater, information on its web site confirmed.
The broader ASPI ended 313.56 factors up at 22,445.89 whereas the S&P SL20 closed 1.22 %, or 73.56 factors greater at 6,111.35.
Banks and retail shares continued to draw investor curiosity.
The highest contributors to the ASPI had been Colombo Dockyard (up 21 rupees at 192.75 rupees), Melstacorp (up 7.50 rupees at 174.00 rupees), HNB (up 8.75 rupees at 399 rupees), Richard Pieris & Firm (up 2.10 at 43.30 rupees), and Industrial Financial institution (up 2.50 rupees at 200.75 rupees).
Market turnover dropped to three.4 billion rupees from the earlier session’s 3.7 billion rupees.
Share quantity was 101,367,017 with 29,142 trades recorded within the session.
Crossings had been seen in Industrial Financial institution (401.77 million rupees) and John Keells Holdings, Hayleys, RIL Property and Entry Engineering.
Building and associated shares additionally ended the session greater.
The trade recorded 36.73 million rupees in web international outflow led by John Keells (50 million rupees) for the second consecutive session.
Sri Lanka’s Amana Takaful stated it was changing 43 million debentures to peculiar voting shares at a conversion value of 4.50 rupees.
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Within the area, a lot of the fairness markets ended the session greater as the brand new yr neared.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index has recorded the very best yr finish closure by climbing 26 % in 2025, Japan’s Mainichi newspaper stated.
Its index closed 0.37 % greater at 50,339.48 “helped by a man-made intelligence increase and expectations for financial measures underneath Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi,” Mainichi newspaper stated.
Pakistan’s Karachi Inventory Change 100 index rose 0.33 % to 174,472.79 persevering with its optimistic momentum after hitting a contemporary report excessive.
Hong Kong’s Cling Seng index ended 0.86 % stronger at 25,854.60.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Instances Index (STI) rose 0.47 % or 21.740 factors to shut at 4,655.380 after closing down on Monday.
In the meantime, Indian markets slipped “with sentiment muted by international fund outflows in skinny year-end commerce,” Reuters stated.
India’s Nifty 50 was buying and selling 0.013 % decrease at 25,938.85, whereas the Sensex index was 0.024 % weaker at 84,675.08.
As at 4.30 pm Sri Lankan time, spot gold was buying and selling at 4,391.76 US {dollars}, up 1.47 %. (Colombo/Dec30/2025)
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