📉 Sri Lanka Stocks Close Down 0.33%; Banking Sector Leads Turnover

• Market Indices: The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell 0.33% (-68.26 points) to close at 20,812.64, while the S&P SL20 dropped 0.25% (-14.93 points) to 5,886.72. • Turnover & Sector Drivers: Total turnover reached Rs. 873.38 Mn. The banking sector led market turnover at Rs. 244.40 Mn, followed by real estate management & development at Rs. 177.44 Mn. Major crossings in Sampath Bank, Lanka IOC, and NDB Bank accounted for Rs. 350–400 Mn, nearly half of the day's total turnover. • Top Contributors: • Gainers: Citizens Development Business Finance (+5.15% to Rs. 34.70), Richard Pieris & Co (+2.31% to Rs. 26.60), PGP Glass Ceylon (+1.63% to Rs. 56.10), and Sri Lanka Telecom (+1.43% to Rs. 85.10). • Losers: SMB Finance (-8.33% to Rs. 1.10), Singer (Sri Lanka) (-3.05% to Rs. 76.20), Carson Cumberbatch (-2.67% to Rs. 710.00), and Commercial Bank of Ceylon (-0.49% to Rs. 202.00).