### CSE Weekly Review: ASPI Gains 3.56% Despite Volatile Friday Close 📈

The Colombo Bourse ended the week on a positive note overall, despite a late-session dip on Friday driven by global geopolitical uncertainty and oil price volatility. • Market Performance (Weekly) The All Share Price Index (ASPI) climbed 3.56% (+736 points) to 21,375.73, while the active S&P SL20 rose 4.3% (+247 points) over the five-day period. • Daily Close (Friday) Indices retreated slightly as the ASPI dropped 0.21% and the S&P SL20 fell 0.59%. Market turnover reached Rs. 2.7 Bn with 145.5 Mn shares traded. • Sector Highlights Consumer Durables & Apparel dominated market activity, contributing 22% to total turnover. The Capital Goods and Materials sectors followed, jointly accounting for 30% of the day's volume. • Investor Activity Foreign Investors were net sellers with a significant weekly net outflow of over Rs. 1.2 Bn. High net worth interest was concentrated in CIC Holdings and Hatton National Bank, while retail interest focused on Industrial Asphalts and Co-Operative Insurance. • Key Laggards Price losses in Banking (HNB, Commercial Bank) and Conglomerates (Melstacorp, JKH) weighed on the final daily performance.