ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ended 0.22 percent higher on Friday despite continued volatility in the market, data on its site showed.
The market rose 4.7 percent, or 1 011.18 points, from a week ago.
On Friday, the broader All Share Price Index closed 48.98 points up at 22,508.26. Meanwhile the more liquid S&P SL20 index climbed 0.04 percent, or 2.51 points higher to 6,097.66.
Market turnover fell from 5.5 billion rupees to 3.02 billion rupees.
Colombo Dockyard, Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) – non-voting, and Swisstek (Ceylon) contributed to the turnover.
A crossing on Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) non-voting share was recorded on Friday.
The share volume dropped from 170,824,070 to 76,802,931.
Senkadagala Finance (up 123.75 rupees at 1,185.75 rupees), John Keells Holdings (up 20 cents at 21.20 rupees), Hayleys (up 3 rupees at 193.75 rupees), Windforce (up 2.40 rupees at 48.30 rupees), and Vidullanka (up 2.50 rupees at 25.70 rupees) pushed the ASPI higher.
Vidullanka and Windforce have been awarded contracts to develop 50 MegaWatt wind power plants in Mannar.
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In the region, equity markets reacted positively on US economic data.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.37 percent to 50,836.55 “on buying spurred by optimism over the U.S. economy following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut earlier this week,” Japan’s Mainichi newspaper said.
Pakistan’s Karachi Stock Exchange 100 index moved 0.61 percent to 169,597.94.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index ended 1.75 percent stronger at 25,976.79.
The index has risen after Beijing “released comments from its annual economic conference reaffirming support for growth, as expected, although both markets were set to finish the week slightly lower,” Hong Kong’s Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) said.
India’s Nifty 50 was trading 0.57 percent higher at 26,046.95 while the Sensex index was 0.53 percent stronger at 85,267.66.
As at 4.20 p.m Sri Lankan time, spot gold was trading at 4,331.03 US dollars, up 0.64 percent. (Colombo/Dec12/2025)
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