Sri Lanka stocks close down; ASPI sheds 0.28-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Wednesday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving down 0.28 percent.

The ASPI was down 56.48 points at 19,927.30, while the more liquid S&P SL20 was down 0.43 percent, or 24.60 points, at 5,656.91.

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka (up 1.54 percent at 52.80 rupees), PGP Glass Ceylon (up 1.63 percent at 56.10 rupees), Singer (Sri Lanka) (up 1.00 percent at 70.80 rupees), Hatton National Bank (up 0.27 percent at 374.25 rupees), and Asiri Hospital Holdings (up 2.46 percent at 25.00 rupees).

Carson Cumberbatch (down 1.78 percent at 663.25 rupees), Bukit Darah (down 1.65 percent at 820.50 rupees), John Keells Holdings (down 1.12 percent at 17.60 rupees), Hayleys (down 0.57 percent at 219.50 rupees), and Commercial Bank of Ceylon (down 0.51 percent at 197.00 rupees) were top negative contributors.

Crossings were recorded in The Fortress Resorts (729.69 million rupees), Sampath Bank (55.40 million rupees), Hatton National Bank (26.05 million rupees), Ceylon Hospitals (22.43 million rupees), and John Keells Holdings (21.12 million rupees) Dewangi De Silva, Assistant Manager – Research at NDB Securities said.

Market turnover was 1.5 billion rupees. Consumer services led turnover with 738.50 million rupees.

Industrial Asphalts was transferred to the Colombo Stock Exchange Watch List after its external auditor, B R De Silva & Co, issued a Disclaimer of Opinion on its financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2026.

The company’s board is disputing the auditor’s findings and has outlined a six-month window to resolve the disputes before risking a trading suspension. (Colombo/Oct21/2026)