📉 Colombo Stocks Dip as ASPI Falls 0.38%; Insurance Dominates Turnover

• Market Performance: The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell by 0.38% (-81.43 points) to close at 21,542.23, while the liquid S&P SL20 edged down 0.03% (-1.58 points) to 6,064.97. Total market turnover stood at LKR 1.466 Bn. • Sector Breakdown: The insurance sector led total market turnover, generating LKR 339.59 Mn. • Key Gainers & Losers: Top positive contributors included Hatton National Bank (+0.46%), Cargills Ceylon (+1.36%), Vidullanka (+5.02%), Richard Pieris & Co (+1.92%), and National Development Bank (+0.67%). Gains were offset by declines in Ceylinco Insurance (-6.71%), Nations Trust Bank (-1.76%), and Sampath Bank (-0.54%). • Corporate Updates: Nations Trust Bank appointed Independent Non-Executive Director Ananda Jayawardana to its Board Audit Review Committee following a board reconstitution.