Sri Lanka bourse trends up after delayed open

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange indices traded up on Wednesday morning following a delayed opening auction call, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving up 0.26 percent. The ASPI was up 57.99 points at 22,321, while the more liquid S&P SL20 was up 0.31 percent, or 19.48 points, at 6,224. Positive contributors to the ASPI were Sampath Bank (up 0.52 percent at 144.00 rupees), John Keells Holdings (up 0.50 percent at 20.30 rupees), Hayleys (up 0.74 percent at 239.50 rupees), and People’s Leasing & Finance (up 3.66 percent at 22.10 rupees). Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (down 1.87 percent at 170.50 rupees), LB Finance (down 2.02 percent at 169.75 rupees), RIL Property (down 2.47 percent at 27.60 rupees), and National Development Bank (down 0.22 percent at 112.25 rupees) were top negative contributors. Market turnover was 293 million rupees. Utilities led turnover with 104.3 million rupees. Analysts said that the delay in the opening market auction call was due to a CSE-side technical issue where active accounts were accidently suspended following a new policy that suspends inactive trading accounts that have not transacted within a two-year period. The CSE was yet to issue a statement. (Colombo/July01/2026)