Sri Lanka shares close down on Monday; ASPI falls 0.62-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Monday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index falling 0.62 percent.

The ASPI was down 125.63 points at 20,059.42, while the more liquid S&P SL20 was down 0.51 percent, or 29.36 points, at 5,709.47.

Raynal Wickremeratne, Head of Research and Strategy at NDB Securities, noted that market turnover remained low, with local sentiment reflecting the recent volatility and declines across regional Asian markets.

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Watawala Plantations (up 2.43 percent at 46.40 rupees), Richard Pieris and Company (up 1.54 percent at 26.40 rupees), Ceylon Cold Stores (up 0.62 percent at 122.00 rupees), and Commercial Bank of Ceylon (up 0.13 percent at 198.25 rupees).

Dialog Axiata (down 2.27 percent at 43.00 rupees), Overseas Realty (Ceylon) (down 2.00 percent at 49.00 rupees), John Keells Holdings (down 1.67 percent at 17.70 rupees), Hemas Holdings (down 1.29 percent at 30.50 rupees), and Hatton National Bank (down 0.79 percent at 375.00 rupees) were top negative contributors.

Market turnover was 680.32 million rupees. The banking sector led turnover with 188.71 million rupees, followed by capital goods with 177.78 million rupees.

Crossings were recorded in Seylan Bank for 98 million rupees and John Keells Holdings for 26 million rupees. (Colombo/Oct19/2026)