Thursday Jan 15, 2026
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The Colombo stock market ended flat yesterday for the second consecutive session with both indices marginally down.
The ASPI ended down 0.71 points to 23,607.80 and the active S&P SL20 ended 0.12% lower, or 7.69 points to 6,494.76.
Market turnover was over Rs. 4.9 billion on nearly 133.3 million shares traded. Foreign investors were net buyers on a net inflow of Rs. 22 million.
NDB Securities said the ASPI edged down as a result of price losses in counters such as John Keells Holdings, Colombo Dockyard and DFCC Bank
High net worth and institutional investor participation was noted in Citizens Development Business Finance, Melstacorp and Hatton National Bank.
Mixed interest was observed in Commercial Bank, Sierra Cables and RIL Property whilst retail interest was noted in SMB Leasing, Hikkaduwa Beach Resort and ACME Printing and Packaging.
The Capital Goods sector was the top contributor to the market turnover due to Sierra Cables while the sector index lost 1.43%. The share price of Sierra Cables increased by Rs .1.30 to close at Rs 36.30.
The Banking sector was the second highest contributor to the market turnover due to Commercial Bank while the sector index increased by 0.34%. The share price of Commercial Bank edged up by 25 cents to close at Rs. 219.75.
Citizens Development Business Finance, RIL Property and Melstacorp were also included amongst the top turnover contributors. The share price of Citizens Development Business Finance gained Rs. 1.25 to close at Rs. 387.75. The share price of RIL Property recorded a gain of Rs. 2.50 to close at Rs. 37.60. The share price of Melstacorp declined by 50 cents to close at Rs. 175.50. First Capital Research said the Colombo Bourse continued the previous session’s selling pressure in the first half of the day and regained momentum in the latter half slightly below the morning peak.
Top negative contributors for the ASPI were JKH, DOCK, DFCC, SFCL and HHL. HNW participation remained low, while retail activity was comparatively stronger. The real estate sector and selected foreign currency earning counters attracted notably higher investor interest. The Capital Goods counters contributed 19% of total turnover, while the Banking and Diversified Financials sectors together accounted for 29%.
