ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo Dockyard and diversified financials pushed the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to close 0.17 percent higher on Tuesday recovering from the previous session’s subdued momentum, data on its site showed.
The broader All Share Price Index closed up 38.48 points at 22,333.25. Meanwhile the more liquid S&P SL20 index climbed 0.31 percent, or 18.82 points higher to 6,071.12.
Colombo Dockyard (up 10.25 rupees at 202.25 rupees), Commercial Bank (up 2 rupees at 200 rupees), Sampath Bank (up 1.50 rupees at 142.25 rupees), Melstacorp (up 1.50 rupees at 174 rupees), and DFCC Bank (up 1.75 rupees at 148 rupees) pushed the ASPI higher.
A net foreign outflow of 42.76 million rupees was seen in the market on Tuesday.
Lanka IOC recorded two crossings totalling 92.25 million rupees. The stock ended 2.50 rupees higher at 128.75.
Market turnover rose from 2.2 billion rupees to 2.8 billion rupees, while the share volume was 77,197,636.
Capital Alliance was the highest contributor to the market turnover with 452.75 million rupees. It was also the top most gainer of the session
In Asia, some equity markets slid as investor sentiment weighed down the markets.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.56 percent to 49,383.29. Index has dropped to a two week low as “caution prevailed before the release of key U.S. economic indicators,” Japan’s Mainichi newspaper said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Karachi Stock Exchange 100 index dipped 0.17 percent to 170,447.29 after reaching all time high levels on Monday.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index ended 1.54 percent lower at 25,235.41.
India’s Nifty 50 was trading 0.64 percent lower at 25,860.10 while country’s Sensex index was 0.63 percent weaker at 84,679.86.
As at 3.55 p.m Sri Lankan time, spot gold was trading at 4,284.62 US dollars, up 0.39 percent. (Colombo/Dec16/2025)
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