Colombo bourse closed Monday (01) session on a negative note. The main index plunged by 101 points (or 1.17%) to end at 8,567.07, whilst the S&P SL20 index, which includes the 20 largest and most liquid stocks also decreased by 75.03 points (or 2.14%) to close at 3,439.15.

Meanwhile, daily market turnover reached Rs.23.7 billion today supported mainly by several crossings recorded in Browns Investments. Here, a total of 2,634,352,470 shares were traded at Rs.6.40 a share in five crossings and contributed to the turnover with Rs.16.85 billion. In addition, LOLC Holdings (Rs.1.37 billion) made significant contribution to the turnover.

Meanwhile, today 55 companies contributed positively to the ASPI while 153 companies contributed negatively.