Sri Lanka stocks close up over 2-pct; turnover tops Rs3.8bn

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Wednesday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving up 2.09 percent.

The ASPI was up 421.48 points at 20,541.12, while the more liquid S&P SL20 was up 1.97 percent, or 112.52 points, at 5,835.09.

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Commercial Bank of Ceylon (up 1.77 percent at 201.50 rupees), Dialog Axiata (up 2.51 percent at 45.00 rupees), Hatton National Bank (up 1.92 percent at 385.00 rupees), LOLC Finance (up 9.09 percent at 4.80 rupees), and Laugfs Gas (up 10.72 percent at 47.50 rupees).

The Colombo Fort Land and Building (down 3.86 percent at 52.30 rupees), Sarvodaya Development Finance (down 3.75 percent at 35.90 rupees), and Watawala Plantations (down 0.67 percent at 44.30 rupees) were top negative contributors.

Market turnover was 3.87 billion rupees. The S&P/CSE Banks Industry Group Index led turnover with 965.03 million rupees. Crossings were recorded in Lanka IOC (219 million rupees), Tokyo Cement (87 million rupees), and People’s Leasing and Finance (34 million rupees), alongside an active on-market transaction of 750 million rupees in Hatton National Bank, Raynal Wickremeratne, Head of Research and Strategy at NDB Securities, said.

Kahawatte Plantations PLC announced the appointment of Anura Weerakoon as its chief executive officer with effect from December 1, 2026, succeeding Binesh Neomal Pananwala, who has tendered his resignation as CEO and director effective November 30, 2026. (Colombo/Nov4/2026)