## CSE Ends Flat Amid Cautious Investor Sentiment 📈

The Colombo Bourse showed mixed performance yesterday as investors adopted a selective approach, favoring large-cap stocks while engaging in mild profit-taking across the broader market. • Market Indices: The ASPI edged down by 0.02% (4.13 points) to 23,623.74, while the S&P SL20 rose slightly by 0.08% (5.45 points) to close at 6,544.80. • Liquidity & Turnover: Daily turnover reached nearly Rs. 5.17 Bn with 134.5 million shares traded. The Capital Goods sector dominated activity, contributing 49% of the total turnover. • Key Sector Contributions: • Capital Goods, Materials, & Banking: Combined for a significant portion of daily volume. • DOCK: Contributed Rs. 1.3 Bn (24.8% of turnover) following a rights issue share conversion. • Banking & Insurance: Remained among the top sectors leading market activity. • Investor Activity: • Foreign Interest: Recorded a net outflow of Rs. 91 Mn. Net buying was highest in MELS (Rs. 27 Mn), while net selling peaked in TKYO (Rs. 112.6 Mn). • Crossings: Accounted for 15.4% of turnover, led by RHL, TKYO, and DIST. • Market Breadth: Remained negative with 126 decliners against 107 gainers. The market Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio stood at 11.21.