COLOMBO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) closed above 20,000 points for the first time on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the capital market’s history.
The ASPI closed at a new high of 20,218.36 points, up by 289.69 points from the previous close, CSE data shows. ASPI surpassed the 20,000 mark on Aug. 4 but fell below the 20,000-point mark before the end of trading that day.
Meanwhile, the S&P SL 20 index closed at 5,894.84 points after gaining 114.26 points on Friday. The day’s turnover was recorded as over 9.54 billion rupees (about 31.8 million U.S. dollars).
The ASPI measures the overall market’s movements, while the S&P SL20 tracks the performance of 20 leading publicly traded companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. ■