Colombo Stocks Fall After Budget Presentation; ASPI Drops 133 Points MARKETS -

COLOMBO, November 14, 2026 — Sri Lankan stocks closed lower on November 13, a day after the Government presented its 2027 Budget proposals, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) falling 133.22 points to 22,024.18.

The S&P SL20 index also declined, losing 71.85 points to close at 6,293.72. Total market turnover reached Rs. 3.23 billion.

Share prices of 159 companies fell compared with the previous trading session. Hatton National Bank, Richard Pieris & Company, LOLC Holdings, Sampath Bank and Singer Sri Lanka were among the main contributors to the ASPI’s decline.

Bucking the broader downturn, Dialog Axiata closed at Rs. 50.20 per share, finishing above the Rs. 50 mark. Dialog was the exchange’s largest listed company by market capitalisation.

The session followed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s presentation of the 2027 Budget to Parliament on November 12 in his capacity as Minister of Finance.

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