ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange indices closed up on Thursday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving up 0.14 percent. The ASPI was up 29.77 points at 21,447.57, while the more liquid S&P SL20 was up 0.29 percent, or 17.45 points, at 6,…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange indices closed up on Thursday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving up 0.14 percent. The ASPI was up 29.77 points at 21,447.57, while the more liquid S&P SL20 was up 0.29 percent, or 17.45 points, at 6,006.07. Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata (up 1.83 percent at 44.40 rupees), Central Finance Company (up 1.85 percent at 220.00 rupees), John Keells Holdings (up 0.50 percent at 20.00 rupees), C.T Holdings (up 2.36 percent at 520.00 rupees), and Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (up 1.37 percent at 166.00 rupees). Cargills (Ceylon) (down 1.43 percent at 639.25 rupees), Hatton National Bank (down 0.26 percent at 389.00 rupees), Teejay Lanka (down 2.87 percent at 30.50 rupees), and Colombo Dockyard (down 1.02 percent at 121.25 rupees) were top negative contributors. Market turnover was 1.49 billion rupees. Banks led turnover with 74.9 million rupees. Bukit Darah announced a first interim dividend of 5.73 rupees per ordinary share for the financial year ending March 31, 2027, totaling 584.5 million rupees, with the entitlement date set for July 27, 2026. The dividend will be paid entirely out of dividend income and will not be subject to withholding tax. Bukit Darah shares were trading down 0.12 percent at 848.00 rupees. (Colombo/July16/2026)