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Sri Lanka stock index suffers worst points fall in history over ME crisis concerns

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange saw its worst fall on Tuesday in terms of points after the market opened for trading for the first time following the Middle East conflict.

The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) plummeted 1,290.68 points to close at 22,443.38; a 5.44 percent fall.

The Colombo Stock Exchange temporarily halted trading in the morning after the S&P SL20 dropped more than 5 percent.

The previous biggest drop in points was recorded on December 1, 2025, with ASPI falling 690.76 points.

In terms of percentage drops, the highest ASPI fall was 6.56 percent on February 2, 2021.

The S&P SL20 closed down 4.86 percent, or 322.32 points at 6,313.65.

Commercial Bank (fell 11.5 percent to Rs.210.00), Sampath Bank (fell 6.75 percent to Rs.154.00), Hatton National Bank (fell 18 percent to Rs.429.00), John Keells Holdings (fell 1 percent to Rs.21.10), Hayleys (fell 14.5 percent to Rs.230.25) contributed negatively to the ASPI.

The market turnover was 9.56 billion rupees. Most turnover was seen in capital goods (2.67 billion) and banks (2.09 billion).

Source: Economy Next