📉 CSE Ends Two-Day Recovery: Benchmark ASPI Down 0.4%

• Market Performance - Benchmark ASPI declined 0.38% (-80.43 pts) to 21,148.71, ending a two-day rebound. - Active S&P SL20 dropped 0.26% (-15.37 pts) to 5,946.03. - Overall market breadth was negative with 138 decliners against 58 gainers. - Total market turnover reached ~Rs. 1.1 Bn on over 31.4 Mn shares traded. - Foreign investors recorded a net outflow of Rs. 710,860. • Sector & Stock Breakdown - Capital Goods: Top turnover contributor driven by Hayleys (closed flat at Rs. 225.00) and John Keells Holdings (unchanged at Rs. 19.90). Sector index dropped 0.55%. - Banking: Second largest turnover contributor; sector index declined 0.26%. Commercial Bank shed Re. 1 to Rs. 201.50, and Hatton National Bank dropped Re. 1 to Rs. 385.25. - Key counters pulling down the ASPI included SPEN, CINS, COMB, ACL, and RICH. Lee Hedges fell 75 cents to Rs. 291.75. • Investor Sentiment - Institutional & HNW interest centered on Hayleys, Hatton National Bank, and John Keells Holdings. - Mixed interest seen in Lee Hedges, Commercial Bank, and Swisstek. - Retail trading focused on Asia Siyaka Commodities, Ceylon Land and Equity, and Janashakthi Limited.