ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s All Share Price Index closed flat, while the S&P SL20 dropped 0.30 percent ending a volatile session, data on its site showed.
The broader ASPI rose 2.36 points to end at 22,321.08; while the more liquid S&P SL20 declined 18.66 points, at 6,207.37.
Market turnover was 5.68 billion rupees.
The share volume fell to 507,456,277 from 439,489,878 on Friday.
Top contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata (up 1.10 rupees at 28.60), CT Holdings (up 19.00 rupees at 670.00), Mercantile Investments and Finance (up 1.10 rupees at 12.10), Ambeon Holdings (up 11.00 rupees at 149.50) and Harischandra Mills (up 617.00 rupees at 4,949.75).
Mercantile Investments and Finance was the top gainer of the day.
Elsewhere, rising trade tension dragged India’s Nifty 50 index 0.26 percent down to close at 25,220.60, while the BSE Sensex moved 0.25 percent lower to 82,291.05.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s KSE 100 index fell 3.26 percent to 157,779.52.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index ended lower as investors lock in gain following the market rising to all time high levels in previous sessions. Meanwhile “uncertainty over the ruling coalition’s course following Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Sanae Takaichi’s recent ascent to party leader,” has also continued to the negative sentiment in the market, Japan’s The Mainichi newspaper said.
The index ended 1.01 percent stronger from Thursday at 48,088.80.
Gold prices hit a record high after US president Trump threatened China with new tariffs, Reuters said.
As at 3.20 pm Sri Lankan time, spot gold was trading at 4,088.75 US dollars, up 63.03 US dollars. (Colombo/Oct13/2025)
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