Sri Lanka stocks close down; ASPI drops 0.28-pct

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed lower on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, according to EconomyNext. The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) shed 27.26 points, or 0.14%, to finish at 20,050.22, near the 20,000 level. The more liquid S&P SL20 fell 0.96 points, or 0.02%, to 5,729.14.

EconomyNext listed LOLC Holdings, Vallibel One, Asiri Hospital Holdings, Ambeon Holdings and Haycarb among the ASPI’s positive contributors. Asiri Hospital Holdings rose 4.98% to 25.30 rupees, while LOLC Holdings gained 3.08% to 418 rupees. Negative contributors included Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Hayleys and Odel; Odel dropped 7.41% to 10 rupees.

Reported market turnover was 318.20 million rupees, with retailing accounting for 100.89 million. Daily Mirror accounts also described both indices as closing lower and noted losses in shares including Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank and Hatton National Bank. Another Daily Mirror report mentioned trading crossings in Ceylon Hotels Corporation, Commercial Bank and CIC, while EconomyNext said crossings supported turnover in a separate close-down report.

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