📈 CSE Gains 1.37% as Banking Sector Drives Market Turnover

• Market Indices: The Colombo Stock Exchange closed on a positive note on Monday. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) gained 1.37% (+291.72 pts) to close at 21,531.37, while the liquid S&P SL20 rose 1.67% (+100.96 pts) to reach 6,146.34. • Turnover & Sector Breakdown: Total market turnover reached LKR 3.33 Bn. The banking sector (S&P/CSE Banks Industry Group) led trading activity with LKR 667.76 Mn in turnover. Session saw heavy crossings including HAS Holdings (LKR 41.5 Mn), Prime Lands (LKR 40.5 Mn), and Hatton National Bank (LKR 39.5 Mn). • Key Stock Movers: • Top Gainers: Asiri Hospital Holdings (+12.86% to LKR 31.60), Tokyo Cement (+5.22% to LKR 84.70), Access Engineering (+3.93% to LKR 81.90), Commercial Bank (+2.86% to LKR 216.00), and Hatton National Bank (+1.52% to LKR 399.75). • Top Drag: Carson Cumberbatch (-4.24% to LKR 712.00), Renuka Holdings (-2.63%), Richard Pieris (-2.43%), LOLC Holdings (-0.62%), and Chevron Lubricants (-0.61%). • Corporate News: Hayleys Retail Holdings partnered with supply chain software firm Blue Yonder to launch and scale an AI-native grocery supermarket chain across Sri Lanka, integrating ICT/BPM and digital infrastructure into local retail.