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Market Pulse | Apr 30, 2026
ASPI finished -0.38% while S&P SL20 closed -0.54%. Breadth ended 64/172/52 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,441,120,531 with 28.3K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 29, 2026
ASPI finished +0.07% while S&P SL20 closed +0.18%. Breadth ended 91/141/53 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,191,880,329 with 43.9K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 28, 2026
ASPI finished +0.03% while S&P SL20 closed +0.24%. Breadth ended 93/140/53 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,096,659,372 with 24.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 24, 2026
ASPI finished +0.00% while S&P SL20 closed -0.02%. Breadth ended 99/119/64 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,068,859,182 with 23.5K 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 | Apr 22, 2026
ASPI finished +0.06% while S&P SL20 closed -0.14%. Breadth ended 123/102/63 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 5,252,287,727 with 29.9K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | Apr 21, 2026
ASPI finished +0.25% while S&P SL20 closed -0.01%. Breadth ended 121/124/48 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,564,729,760 with 31.7K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | Apr 20, 2026
ASPI finished -0.89% while S&P SL20 closed -0.66%. Breadth ended 54/195/39 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,114,424,585 with 43.8K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 16, 2026
ASPI finished +1.47% while S&P SL20 closed +0.90%. Breadth ended 186/52/49 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,962,736,132 with 41.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 15, 2026
ASPI finished +0.60% while S&P SL20 closed +0.36%. Breadth ended 149/90/51 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,051,798,503 with 30.4K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 10, 2026
ASPI finished +1.30% while S&P SL20 closed +1.26%. Breadth ended 198/53/34 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 5,016,119,098 with 36.5K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 09, 2026
ASPI finished -0.33% while S&P SL20 closed -0.24%. Breadth ended 63/153/64 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,965,753,683 with 23.7K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 08, 2026
ASPI finished +4.21% while S&P SL20 closed +4.42%. Breadth ended 248/18/24 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 6,613,858,541 with 41K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidity