ECONOMYNEXT – Investor interest in diversified financials and capital goods shares helped Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange indices close up on Monday, data on its site showed.
The broader All Share Price Index (ASPI) rebounded o.45 percent, or 97.78 points from Friday to close at 21,594.86.
The index hiked over 300 points in early morning trade before gradually sliding down.
The more liquid S&P SL20 closed marginally higher, 0.02 percent, or 1.01 points up, at 5,926.64.
Investor interest remained around construction and related shares after cyclone Ditwah’s destruction.
Access Engineering rose 80 cents to 72.00 rupees, Tokyo Cement (Lanka) closed 3 rupees higher at 102.00 and ACL Cables traded 5 rupees stronger at 244.00 rupees.
Market turnover was 2.8 billion rupees, while the share volume was 83,195,854.
Colombo Dockyard (up 15.25 rupees at 139.25 rupees), Richard Pieris & Company (up 1.10 rupees at 40.00 rupees), Sampath Bank (up 1 rupees at 138.25 rupees), People’s Leasing & Finance (up 1.20 rupees at 24.80 rupees), and Hemas Holdings (up 60 cents at 34.80 rupees) pushed the ASPI higher.
Sri Lanka’s Abans Finance PLC announced a debenture sale to raise up to 1.5 billion rupees.
Elsewhere, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index ended slightly higher on Monday. The index closed 0.18 percent higher at 50,581.94.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang sent index slid 1.23 percent to 25,765.36. “Hong Kong shares slumped on Monday, as higher-than-expected trade data in China failed to cheer up investors,” Hong Kong’s the Standard newspaper said.
Pakistan’s Karachi Stock Exchange 100 index rose 0.73 percent to 168,303.24.
India’s Nifty 50 index moved 0.86 percent lower to close at 25,960.55, while the BSE Sensex traded 0.71 percent weaker at 85,102.69.
As at 4.30 p.m Sri Lankan time, spot gold was trading at 4,206.32 US dollars, up 0.05 percent. (Colombo/Dec08/2025)
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