FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange was trending down by mid-day Thursday, with capital goods pushing turnover.
The ASPI was down 1.45 percent, or 318.08 points, at 21,550.77.
The S&P SL20 was down 1.24 percent, or 75.83 points, at 6,058.40.
Turnover was 1.3 billion rupees, with capital goods leading turnover at 294 million rupees.
Top negative contributors included John Keells Holdings (down 2.06 percent at Rs.19.00), CT Holdings (down 6.47 percent at Rs.560.00), Hatton National Bank (down 1.26 percent at Rs.413.00), and DFCC Bank (down 2.16 percent at Rs.136.00).
Colombo Dockyard PLC announced it would change its financial year-end from December 31 to March 31 to align with its parent company, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited of India, and to ensure consistency in financial reporting within the group structure. The stock was trading at Rs.129.00, down 6.01 percent.
(Colombo/March 26/2026)
