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Browse every published Market Lens report and explainer, ordered by publication date.

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Tourism Stocks on CSE: Priced for Perfection?

Market Analysis

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Apr 27, 2026

Tourism Stocks on CSE: Priced for Perfection?

Sri Lanka’s tourism recovery is real, but CSE hotel and leisure valuations now need more than rising arrivals to justify the optimism.

Margin Trading on CSE: How Capital Gets Lost

Investor Education / Apr 27, 2026

Margin Trading on CSE: How Capital Gets Lost

Margin facilities can expand buying power, but on the CSE they can also turn a falling portfolio into a forced-sale problem.

CSE Banking Sector Breakdown 2026: Navigating NPLs and ISB Restructuring

Market Report / Apr 27, 2026

CSE Banking Sector Breakdown 2026: Navigating NPLs and ISB Restructuring

Sri Lanka's top private banks have emerged from sovereign debt turmoil with varying degrees of resilience as non-performing loans linger and credit growth resumes.

CSE / Closing pulseFRI

0.00%

ASPI / latest close

Market date

24 APR 2026

0.00%

Breadth NEGATIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 24, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +0.00%, breadth negative on 2026-04-24

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-24.

CSE / Closing pulseWED

Market date

22 APR 2026

+0.06%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 22, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +0.06%, breadth positive on 2026-04-22

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-22.

CSE / Closing pulseTUE

21

Market date

21 APR 2026

+0.25%

Breadth NEGATIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 21, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +0.25%, breadth negative on 2026-04-21

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-21.

CSE / Closing pulseMON

Colombo
close.

Market date

20 APR 2026

-0.89%

Breadth NEGATIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 20, 2026

CSE close: ASPI -0.89%, breadth negative on 2026-04-20

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-20.

CSE Banking Sector 2026: NPLs, ISB Restructuring & Balance Sheets

Market Report / Apr 16, 2026

CSE Banking Sector 2026: NPLs, ISB Restructuring & Balance Sheets

Sri Lanka's top private banks navigate post-restructuring realities as non-performing loans ease and credit growth resumes unevenly into 2026.

2022 Structural Break: Auto's CSE Survivors vs Dead Money

Auto / Apr 16, 2026

2022 Structural Break: Auto's CSE Survivors vs Dead Money

Sri Lanka’s 2022 debt default redrew the Colombo Stock Exchange map. Export-heavy firms adapted and endured; import-reliant manufacturers, especially in auto, faced years of stagnation—until policy normalisation triggered selective revivals.

CSE / Closing pulseTHU

16

Market date

16 APR 2026

+1.47%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 16, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +1.47%, breadth positive on 2026-04-16

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-16.

How to Trade the CSE Heatmap: Spotting Institutional Accumulation

Market Report / Apr 16, 2026

How to Trade the CSE Heatmap: Spotting Institutional Accumulation

Retail traders on the Colombo Stock Exchange now watch color-coded pressure points in real time. Large blocks move quietly, but patterns emerge for those who know where to look.

CSE / Closing pulseWED

Colombo
close.

Market date

15 APR 2026

+0.60%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 15, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +0.60%, breadth positive on 2026-04-15

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-15.

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