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October 31, 2025

THE Colombo stock market closed on the up yesterday with high net worth (HNW) investors helping to sustain the previous session’s recovery.

ASPI closed up 0.27%, gaining 62.41 points to 22,839.53. However, the active S&P SL20 was down 0.13%, losing 7.92 points to 6,202.71.

Market turnover was more than Rs. 7.78 billion on over 223.1 million shares traded.

Asia Securities Research said a notable increase in foreign activity was observed in the market, with a net foreign outflow of Rs. 857 million. The market breadth was positive with 135 price gainers and 106 decliners.

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