📈 Sri Lanka Stocks Open Flat as ASPI Moves Up 0.01%

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on a flat note on Wednesday, with the benchmark index showing slight gain: • Market Indices & Turnover: • ASPI: Up 0.01% (+2.88 pts) to 19,986.66 • S&P SL20: Up 0.22% (+12.60 pts) to 5,694.11 • Total Turnover: LKR 84.68 Mn, led by Capital Goods (LKR 22.84 Mn) • Top Movers: • Gainers: Windforce (+2.18% to LKR 37.50), Access Engineering (+1.46% to LKR 76.40), Dialog Axiata (+0.93% to LKR 43.20), Asiri Hospital Holdings (+0.41% to LKR 24.50) • Decliners: ACL Cables (-0.67% to LKR 88.40), Commercial Bank of Ceylon (-0.38📈 Sri Lanka Stocks Open Flat as ASPI Moves Marginal 0.01% • Overall Market Performance: The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) opened flat on Wednesday. The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) nudged up 0.01% (+2.88 points) to 19,986.66, while the liquid S&P SL20 rose 0.22% (+12.60 points) to 5,694.11. Market turnover stood at LKR 84.68 Mn, led by the capital goods sector (LKR 22.84 Mn). • Top Stock Gainers & Losers: Positive ASPI drivers included Access Engineering (+1.46% to LKR 76.40), telecoms giant Dialog Axiata (+0.93% to LKR 43.20), healthcare provider Asiri Hospital Holdings (+0.41% to LKR 24.50), and renewable energy firm Windforce (+2.18% to LKR 37.50). Downward pressure came from banking stock Commercial Bank (-0.38% to LKR 197.25) and ACL Cables (-0.67% to LKR 88.40). • Corporate Highlights: - Luminex: Temporarily suspended Oman subsidiary operations due to economic/conflict conditions, recording a provision of LKR 195 Mn. - Resus Energy: Dual-listed its green bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) on Oct 19; secondary trading remains exclusively on the CSE in LKR.