Sri Lanka’s stocks plunge. ASPI drops by 112 points

July, 13, 2020

The Colombo Stock market ended on a negative note today (13), as fears of a second coronavirus wave sent stocks plummeting.

In equities, Colombo’s All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell 112.86 points or 2.26%  to close at 4,879.76 and S&P SL20 index of more liquid stocks fell 3.18% or 68.09 points to close 2,072.10.

Market turnover was Rs. 1.34 billion.

The market was halted for 30 minutes from 11.02 am to 11.32 am this morning (13) as S&P SL20 index dropped by 5% during the trading session from the previous close.

Meanwhile, Last Friday ( 10) the benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell by  97.79 points.