ASPI down

At close of trading, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) moved down by 4.22 points to close at 1720.64 points while the Milanka Price Index (MPI) moved up by 3.11 points to close at 2312.97 points.

Sectors that recorded growth during the day were Construction and Engineering, Banks, Finance and Insurance and Trading while Footwear and Textiles, Information Technology and Health Care sectors recorded negative growth.

A total turnover of Rs 917.6 mn was recorded during the day with Banks Finance and Insurance sector contributing 42.9% to the total.

A total of 8843 trades were concluded during the day. Foreign purchases stood at Rs. 162.1 mn and sales at Rs. 161.2 mn top gainers for the day were The Finance Co.(+97%), Seylan Merchant (+21.9%) and Ceylinco Securities (+21.4%) while the top losers were Samson International (-17.6%), James Finlay (-12.3%) and Lanka Aluminium (-10.6%).