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Market Lens archive

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

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Analysis /

Apr 15, 2026

Sri Lanka 2021-2023 Financial Crisis: Causes, Collapse and Recovery

Policy missteps, external shocks and depleted reserves triggered Sri Lanka’s first sovereign default. The crisis peaked in 2022 before an IMF-supported restructuring brought stabilisation by late 2023.

Prompt Injection Ransomware: Poisoning AI Models Costs Millions

Analysis / Apr 14, 2026

Prompt Injection Ransomware: Poisoning AI Models Costs Millions

Hackers now poison enterprise AI with crafted prompts and data. Sanitizing a corrupted model can run into seven figures while specialized defenders build a new market.

AI Hallucination Liability: Who Pays When Chatbots Cost Millions?

Analysis / Apr 14, 2026

AI Hallucination Liability: Who Pays When Chatbots Cost Millions?

Insurers are rewriting Errors and Omissions policies to exclude generative AI errors, leaving professional services firms and tech developers exposed.

CSE / Closing pulseFRI

Colombo
close.

Market date

10 APR 2026

+1.30%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 10, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +1.30%, breadth positive on 2026-04-10

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-10.

CSE / Closing pulseTHU

-0.33%

ASPI / latest close

Market date

09 APR 2026

-0.33%

Breadth NEGATIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 09, 2026

CSE close: ASPI -0.33%, breadth negative on 2026-04-09

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-09.

CSE / Closing pulseWED

Market date

08 APR 2026

+4.21%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 08, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +4.21%, breadth positive on 2026-04-08

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-08.

CSE / Closing pulseTUE

Market date

07 APR 2026

-0.45%

Breadth NEGATIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 07, 2026

CSE close: ASPI -0.45%, breadth negative on 2026-04-07

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-07.

CSE / Closing pulseMON

06

Market date

06 APR 2026

+0.04%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 06, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +0.04%, breadth positive on 2026-04-06

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-06.

CSE / Closing pulseTHU

Market date

02 APR 2026

CSE / Closing pulseTUE

Market date

31 MAR 2026

-0.12%

Breadth NEGATIVE

Market Pulse / Mar 31, 2026

CSE close: ASPI -0.12%, breadth negative on 2026-03-31

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-03-31.

CSE / Closing pulseMON

Market date

30 MAR 2026

CSE / Closing pulseFRI

-0.21%

ASPI / latest close

Market date

27 MAR 2026

-0.21%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Mar 27, 2026

CSE close: ASPI -0.21%, breadth positive on 2026-03-27

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-03-27.

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+0.24%

Breadth POSITIVE

Market Pulse / Apr 02, 2026

CSE close: ASPI +0.24%, breadth positive on 2026-04-02

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-04-02.

-1.33%

Breadth NEGATIVE

Market Pulse / Mar 30, 2026

CSE close: ASPI -1.33%, breadth negative on 2026-03-30

A narrative closeout on participation, liquidity, and sector rotation at the Colombo Stock Exchange for 2026-03-30.