ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) closed up on Wednesday, data on its site showed, while turnover remained low.
Investor interest was seen in selected shares from retail, capital goods and financial sector.
The broader All Share Price Index (ASPI) rose 24.32 points to close at 22,844.23. The index hiked after the opening bell and gradually fell, but remained in the positive territory.
Meanwhile, the more liquid S&P SL20 index closed 0.20 percent, or 12.55 points higher, at 6,311.30.
Top contributors to the ASPI were HNB (up 5 rupees at 407.25), Colombo Dockyard (up 19.50 rupees at 424.75 rupees), Diesel & Motor Engineering (up 105.75 rupees at 2,285.50 rupees), Access Engineering (up 1.30 rupees at 70.60 rupees), and Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (PickMe) (up 3.50 rupees at 151.50).
Market turnover continued to fall from 4.06 billion rupees to 3.44 billion rupees, while the share volume was 157,309,169.
Kerner Haus Global Solutions PLC said it had signed a property management agreement with VKM Services (Pvt) Ltd for a commercial property located at Nawam Mawatha.
On Wednesday, the company secured the most gains. The stock traded 124.50 rupees higher at 780.50.
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Elsewhere in Asia, equity markets were a mixed bag.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.85 percent to 49,559.07 as investors expect the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates further next month to support its economy, Japan’s Mainichi newspaper said.
Pakistan’s KSE 100 index was trading climbed 0.93 percent higher to close at 163,188.53.
India’s Nifty 50 index moved 1.24 percent up to close at 26,205.30, while the BSE Sensex traded 1.21 percent stronger at 85,609.51. (Colombo/Nov26/2025)
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