Friday Jun 19, 2026
Friday Jun 19, 2026
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The Colombo stock market ended yesterday in green for the second straight session, with high net worth investor activity at elevated levels.
The ASPI was up 0.22% or 50.23 points at 22,436.14 with 114 counters gaining against 99 that ended in red, and the S&P SL20 ended up 0.26% or 16.06 points at 6,226.78.
Market turnover was over Rs. 3.1 billion on nearly 104 million shares traded. Foreigners were net sellers on a net outflow of Rs. 333.3 million.
The ASPI was buoyed by SPEN, DIAL, CTHR, LION and MELS while JKH, CFLB, CINS, CARS and DOCK were the top negative contributors.
First Capital Research said the bourse concluded the session in positive territory, recording marginal gains supported by favourable global developments, although investor sentiment remained cautious with relatively low confidence levels.
HNW investor participation remained elevated, whereas retail investor participation was relatively subdued.
The banking sector led the daily turnover with a share of 17%, followed by the food beverage and tobacco, and capital goods sectors collectively contributing 30%.
CT Smith Securities said Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (PickMe) emerged as the top contributor to turnover with Rs. 449 million, followed by Dialog Axiata Rs. 250 million, and National Development Bank Rs. 181 million.
NDB Securities said high-net-worth and institutional investor participation was noted in Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka, Maharaja Foods and National Development Bank. Mixed interest was observed in Dialog Axiata, Lanka Realty Investments and HNB Finance, whilst retail interest was noted in HNB Finance Rights Non-Voting, Browns Investments and Softlogic Capital. Furthermore, foreigners closed as net sellers.
The banking sector was the top contributor to market turnover due to National Development Bank, whilst the sector index edged up by 0.12%. The share price of National Development Bank closed flat at Rs. 110.75.
The food, beverage and tobacco sector was the second-highest contributor to market turnover due to Maharaja Foods, whilst the sector index increased by 0.19%. The share price of Maharaja Foods recorded a gain of 40 cents to close at Rs. 18.
Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka, Dialog Axiata and ACL Cables were also among the top turnover contributors. The share price of Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka increased by Rs. 3 to close at Rs. 173. The share price of Dialog Axiata gained 70 cents to close at Rs. 45.70. The share price of ACL Cables closed flat at Rs. 100.
