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Market Pulse | Jun 02, 2026
ASPI finished -0.39% while S&P SL20 closed -0.32%. Breadth ended 74/164/48 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,019,055,829 with 20.8K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | May 27, 2026
ASPI finished +0.11% while S&P SL20 closed +0.21%. Breadth ended 121/104/58 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 1,864,916,686 with 19.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | May 26, 2026
ASPI finished -0.85% while S&P SL20 closed -0.98%. Breadth ended 54/177/60 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,927,686,414 with 22.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | May 25, 2026
ASPI finished +1.98% while S&P SL20 closed +1.95%. Breadth ended 218/29/41 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,426,061,382 with 26.3K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
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Market Pulse | May 20, 2026
ASPI finished -2.28% while S&P SL20 closed -1.87%. Breadth ended 13/252/27 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,803,300,865 with 41K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidity
Market Pulse | May 19, 2026
ASPI finished -0.07% while S&P SL20 closed -0.21%. Breadth ended 109/116/60 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,323,177,385 with 24.9K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | May 14, 2026
ASPI finished -0.09% while S&P SL20 closed -0.03%. Breadth ended 86/139/61 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,616,471,920 with 26.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | May 13, 2026
ASPI finished -0.41% while S&P SL20 closed -0.40%. Breadth ended 77/157/53 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,824,088,152 with 28K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidity
Market Pulse | May 12, 2026
ASPI finished +0.02% while S&P SL20 closed +0.03%. Breadth ended 108/117/63 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,668,528,654 with 30.7K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | May 08, 2026
ASPI finished +0.29% while S&P SL20 closed +0.43%. Breadth ended 111/125/55 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,094,944,637 with 31.2K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | May 05, 2026
ASPI finished -0.49% while S&P SL20 closed -0.50%. Breadth ended 61/182/47 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,152,652,338 with 23.2K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | May 04, 2026
ASPI finished +0.65% while S&P SL20 closed +0.60%. Breadth ended 159/73/59 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,807,575,528 with 24.9K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi