Regular trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was temporarily halted for 30 minutes from 1.28 p.m 1.58 p.m today (23) as S&P SL20 index dropped by 5% during the trading session.

S&P SL20 index fell by 147.53 points to 2,882.26 and the All Share Price Index (ASPI) also fell by 307.37 points to 7,290.14.