š CSE Logs 3rd Straight Session Loss Amid Selling Pressure
⢠Market Snapshot: Both key indices fell for a third consecutive day due to selling pressure, despite a partial recovery late in the session. ⢠ASPI: Down 0.44% (99.57 pts) to 22,689.22. ⢠S&P SL20: Down 0.84% (52.54 pts) to 6,203.09. ⢠Turnover: Total turnover was Rs. 6.19 Bn, below the monthly average of Rs. 7.4 Bn, on over 211.8 million shares traded. ⢠Foreign Activity: Foreign investors were net sellers, recording a net outflow of Rs. 42.48 Mn. ⢠Sector & Stock Highlights: ⢠The Capital Goods sector led market turnover (33%), driven by Colombo Dockyard (DOCK) and John Keells Holdings (JKH). ⢠Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Banking sectors were the next highest contributors (jointly 21%). ⢠Notable Gains: Colombo Dockyard (+21.60%), Lanka Realty Investments (+24.29%), and C M Holdings (+16.82%). ⢠Key index negative contributors included JKH, Senkadagala Finance, and Sampath Bank. ⢠Retail participation remained robust.