Sri Lanka stocks trend up on Monday

Sri Lanka’s bourse opened the week in green with the main All Share Price Index moving up 0.17 percent in early trading.

The ASPI was up 36.73 points at 21,657.17; while the S&P SL20 was up 0.54 percent, or 32.73 points, at 6,091.65.

Market turnover was 446 million rupees.

Standard Capital, Softlogic Holdings, Kelsey Developments, Hela Apparel Holdings, Nation Lanka Finance, Blue Diamonds Jewellery, Bimputh Lanka Investments, Asia Capital and Anilana Hotels and Properties remained in the watchlist for non-submission of annual reports for the year ended 31st March 2026.

Greentech Energy, Laugfs Gas, Exterminators, Janashakthi Finance, Tess Agro, Eastern Merchants, Lake House Printers and Publishers, Industrial Asphalts, were transferred to the watchlist for non-submission of annual reports for the year ended 31st March 2026.

Top positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata (up 50 cents at 49 rupees), HNB (up 2 rupees at 382), Commercial Bank (1 rupee at 206), Access Engineering (up 1.40 rupees at 80.50) and ACL Cables (up 1.90 rupees at 97.80).

Top negative contributors were Haycarb (down 6.50 rupees at 212), Colombo Dockyard (down 1 rupee at 125.25), John Keells Holdings (flat at 19.60), Browns Investments (down 10 cents at 5.20 rupees), and Ceylon Cold Stores (down 1.50 at 126 rupees)