ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka stocks closed up 0.27 percent on Thursday ending a volatile session, after a volatile session, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.
The broader ASPI rose 62.41 points to end at 22,839.53; while the more liquid S&P SL20 moved 0.13 percent, or 7.92 points to close down at 6,202.71.
Top negative contributors to the ASPI were Ceylinco Holdings (up 121.50 rupees at 3,358.25), Colombo Dockyard (up 38.50 rupees at 338.00), Singer (Sri Lanka) (up 4.80 rupees at 95.00), Ceylon Grain Elevators (up 16.75 rupees at 435.00) and Diesel & Motor Engineering Plc (up 82.75 rupees at 2,546.25).
Top gainer of the session was Mercantile Investments and Finance. Stock ended 1,462.50 rupees higher at 7,312.50.
Market turnover rose from 5.39 billion rupees to 7.78 billion rupees while share volume fell to 223,132,503.
Elsewhere, stock markets ended on a mixed note.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index ended higher on Thursday as “investors awaited the outcomes of the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting and talks between the leaders of the United States and China..” Japan’s The Mainichi newspaper said.
The index ended 0.17 percent stronger at 51,396.85.
Pakistan’s KSE 100 index fell 0.96 percent to 156,945.65. Index was volatile during the day.
Meanwhile, India’s Nifty 50 index moved 0.64 percent lower to close at 25,887.20, while the BSE Sensex moved 0.62 percent down to 84,466.64.
As at 3.30 pm Sri Lankan time, spot gold was trading at 4,010.92 US dollars, up 71.97 US dollars. (Colombo/Oct30/2025)
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