Sri Lanka Stocks Open Higher on Friday Morning 📈

• Market Indices & Movement: Colombo Stock Exchange opened in green on Friday morning. Benchmark ASPI rose 0.12% (+25.16 points) to 21,048.59, while S&P SL20 gained 0.20% (+11.73 points) to reach 5,936.69. Turnover stood at LKR 139.24 Mn, led by Materials (LKR 59.72 Mn). • Top Stock Contributors: • Gainers: Haycarb (+2.59% to LKR 208.25), Melstacorp (+1.80% to LKR 183.50), Hayleys (+0.45% to LKR 225.00), Commercial Bank (+0.25% to LKR 203.00), and Hatton National Bank (+0.07% to LKR 381.00). • Decliners: Access Engineering (-1.15% to LKR 77.50), Vallibel One (-0.78% to LKR 89.10), DFCC Bank (-0.60% to LKR 124.00), and RIL Property (-0.43% to LKR 23.00). • Corporate Sector Highlight: In the renewable energy sector, WindForce announced the scheduled commissioning of its 10 MW/40 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Anuradhapura (jointly via StoreX with Vidullanka) alongside a 5 MW floating solar plant (via Diyajanani) on September 18, 2026, boosting its generation capacity to ~268 MW.