ECONOMYNEXT – Investor curiosity in diversified financials and development shares pushed Sri Lanka’s Colombo Inventory Trade (CSE) to shut 0.66 % greater on Monday, knowledge on its website confirmed.
The broader All Share Value Index (ASPI) closed 150.67 factors up at 23,014.75. In the meantime the extra S&P SL20 gained 0.67 %, or 41.35 factors to shut at 6,227.44.
Continued retail investor curiosity in banks shares had been seen available in the market.
The highest contributors to the ASPI had been Industrial Financial institution (up 4.25 rupees at 207.25), Carson Cumberbatch (up 50.50 rupees at 797.75), ACL Cables (up 4.65 rupees at 103.75), LOLC (up 10.75 at 568.00 rupees), and Sampath Financial institution (up 1 rupee at 148.50).
Crossings had been recorded in ACL Cables, Dipped Merchandise, HNB (non-voting share), and Aitken Spence.
Industrial Asphalt (Ceylon) was the topmost gainer of the session with 221,343 rupees in turnover.
Market turnover rose to five.7 billion rupees from the earlier session’s 5.1 billion rupees.
Share quantity was 130,605,920 with 41,683 trades recorded within the session.
The change recorded 87 million rupees in internet overseas outflow led by Digital Mobility Options (Lanka) (21 million rupees).
Sri Lanka coconut and coconut-based product export have surpassed USD 1 billion within the first 10 months of 2025.
Haycarb, a producer and exporter of activated carbons ended 4 rupees greater at 114.50 rupees and Mahaweli Coconut Plantations was 4.20 rupees stronger at 56.10 rupees.
Sri Lanka’s Securities and Trade Fee (SEC) has authorized amendments to CSE itemizing guidelines to offer extra flexibility in regard to the minimal public holding (MPH) requirement for corporations itemizing by the introduction technique, the regulator stated.
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Within the area, fairness markets ended the session decrease with traders reserving in revenue.
“Indian fairness benchmarks had been little modified on Monday, as a drop in IT shares and issues over extra U.S. tariffs offset optimistic enterprise updates that strengthened expectations of higher quarterly earnings,” Reuters stated.
India’s Nifty 50 was buying and selling 0.33 % decrease at 26,240.55 whereas the Sensex index was 0.41 % weaker at 85,414.49.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surged 3 % to a 3 month excessive on its first day of buying and selling for the 12 months 2026, Japan’s Mainichi newspaper stated. Its index closed 2.97 % greater at 51,832.80.
In the meantime, Pakistan’s Karachi Inventory Trade 100 index was buying and selling 2.32 % up at 183,187.50 on open.
Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng index ended 0.03 % stronger at 26,347.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Instances Index (STI) climbed 0.52 % or 24.380 factors to shut at 4,680.500.
As at 3.30 pm Sri Lankan time, spot gold was buying and selling at 34.77 US {dollars}, up 2.1 %. (Colombo/Jan05/2026)
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