📈 Sri Lanka Stocks Open Higher as Materials Lead Turnover

• Market Performance: Colombo Stock Exchange opened in green with ASPI up 0.12% (+24.55 pts) to 21,109.70 and S&P SL20 up 0.23% (+13.44 pts) to 5,960.94. • Top Gainers & Losers: Gains driven by Commercial Bank (+0.25% to LKR 204.50), Hemas Holdings (+1.30% to LKR 31.20), and Industrial Asphalts (+16.67% to LKR 0.70). Loss contributors included ACL Cables (-0.96% to LKR 94.90) and Haycarb (-0.24% to LKR 208.00). • Turnover Breakdown: Market turnover reached LKR 147.41 Mn, led by the materials sector contributing LKR 35.96 Mn. • Corporate Announcements: People's Leasing & Finance closed its LKR 10 Bn debenture issue following oversubscription on Sep 23. Colombo Dockyard disclosed director-related share dealings involving 17,086 shares traded at LKR 119–122 per share.