ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) closed down on Wednesday, data on its site showed. The All Share Price Index slid 1.87 percent, or 414.98 to 21,826.59 while the more liquid S&P SL20 closed 1.75 percent, or 107.13 points lower, at 6,030.66. Top negative contributors to the ASPI were Ceylinco Holdings (down 199.25 rupees at 3,000 rupees), Melstacorp (down 4.75 rupees at 175.25 rupees), Commercial Bank (down 3.50 rupees at 198 rupees), Senkadagala Finance (down 85.50 rupees at 1,114.50 rupees), and Bukit Darah (down 66 rupees at 1,029.50 rupees). Construction sector shares, which attracted investor interest in the…
Sri Lanka stocks close down 1.87-pct, weighed by financials, capital goods
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