ECONOMYNEXT \u2013 Sri Lanka\u2019s Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher on Friday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving up 1.07 percent.<\/p>\n
The ASPI was up 213.90 points at 20,185.05, while the more liquid S&P SL20 was up 0.82 percent, or 46.74 points, at 5,745.76.<\/p>\n
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata (up 3.53 percent at 44.00 rupees), Ceylon Cold Stores (up 3.63 percent at 121.25 rupees), Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka (up 2.95 percent at 52.30 rupees), Hatton National Bank (up 0.80 percent at 378.00 rupees), and Softlogic Capital (up 15.38 percent at 9.00 rupees).<\/p>\n
Carson Cumberbatch (down 3.07 percent at 678.50 rupees), LOLC Finance (down 2.08 percent at 4.70 rupees), Vallibel One (down 1.05 percent at 85.00 rupees), and Ceylon Tobacco Company (down 0.44 percent at 1,770.25 rupees) were top negative contributors.<\/p>\n
Market turnover was 1.14 billion rupees. The Materials Industry Group led turnover with 273.33 million rupees, followed by the Banks Industry Group with 236.3 million rupees. <\/p>\n
Crossings were observed in CIC Holdings, Seylan Bank, Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka, and People\u2019s Leasing & Finance, with the largest crossing recorded in CIC Holdings at 46.5 million rupees, according to Dewangi De Silva, Assistant Manager \u2013 Research at NDB Securities.<\/p>\n
Renewable energy firm Vidullanka said it received a Letter of Acceptance for a 1.35 million US dollar mini hydro Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract in Fiji. Awarded by the Department of Energy under Fiji\u2019s Ministry of Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport, the turnkey EPC project covers the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 100-kilowatt mini hydro plant at Buca Village, marking the group\u2019s entry into the Pacific island region. (Colombo\/Oct16\/2026)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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