The benchmark All share Price Index (ASPI) hit an all-time high of 7,922.66 points today (18) , surpassing the previous record of 7,811.80 points on 14 February 2011. 

The ASPI surged 188.09 points (or 0.2.43%) to close at 7,922.66.

The day’s trading recorded a turnover of Rs.12.1 billion. Here, Expolanka (Rs.1.55 billion), Browns Investments (Rs.1.35 billion) and LOLC Holdings (Rs.1.31 billion) made significant contributions to the turnover.

Moreover, the stock market today recorded the highest number of trades in its history. A total of 67,153 trades were executed today.

The graph below shows how CSE's All Share Price Index has behaved over the past 10 years.