The Colombo Stock Exchange ended the week on a mixed note, with the All Share Price Index closing in the red and the S&P SL20 marginally higher, First Capital Research said in its weekly market review, reported by Hiru News.
First Capital put the ASPI at 21,038 and the S&P SL20 at 5,941, attributing the mixed sentiment largely to volatility in the Middle East and its effect on global oil prices.
Average daily turnover was Rs. 1.2 billion. High-net-worth and institutional investors were active in selected counters while retail participation stayed minimal. Buying interest was concentrated in conglomerates — CIC Holdings and John Keells Holdings — and among export-oriented counters including Dipped Products, Haycarb and Hayleys.
Foreign investors remained net sellers, with a net outflow of Rs. 214 million for the week. That takes year-to-date net foreign selling to Rs. 57.1 billion.
The levels hold; the comparisons do not
The ASPI close is solid: 21,038 matches the 21,037.35 EconomyNext reported for Friday’s session. The foreign-flow figures also reconcile — this archive recorded Rs. 380 million out and Rs. 56.8 billion year-to-date a week earlier, and adding this week’s Rs. 214 million lands on Rs. 57.0–57.1 billion.
Three other figures do not reconcile.
The ASPI’s stated fall of 30 points is not the week’s move. The index closed the previous Friday at 21,056.26, so the week’s change is about 19 points, not 30. Thirty is very close to Friday’s single-session drop of 29.54 points — the weekly review appears to carry the day’s move in place of the week’s.
The S&P SL20 at 5,941 sits about seven points below the 5,948.48 EconomyNext gave for the same Friday close, and a two-point weekly gain matches neither the prior Friday’s 5,928.89 nor Thursday’s 5,942.78.
Finally, turnover is described as “on par with the previous week.” The previous week averaged Rs. 1.7 billion a day against this week’s Rs. 1.2 billion — roughly a third lower.
