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Market Pulse | Apr 07, 2026
ASPI finished -0.45% while S&P SL20 closed -0.49%. Breadth ended 98/130/57 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 1,878,957,829 with 19.2K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Apr 06, 2026
ASPI finished +0.04% while S&P SL20 closed -0.24%. Breadth ended 130/107/50 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,029,358,821 with 26.2K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | Apr 02, 2026
ASPI finished +0.24% while S&P SL20 closed -0.48%. Breadth ended 140/85/57 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 1,766,895,313 with 21.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Mar 31, 2026
ASPI finished -0.12% while S&P SL20 closed -0.08%. Breadth ended 100/119/66 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,571,950,733 with 23.4K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
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Market Pulse | Mar 30, 2026
ASPI finished -1.33% while S&P SL20 closed -1.52%. Breadth ended 51/197/37 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,173,462,016 with 25.3K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Mar 27, 2026
ASPI finished -0.21% while S&P SL20 closed -0.59%. Breadth ended 130/101/57 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,675,445,133 with 23.5K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquid
Market Pulse | Mar 26, 2026
ASPI finished -2.05% while S&P SL20 closed -1.61%. Breadth ended 25/229/34 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,265,284,849 with 29.8K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Mar 25, 2026
ASPI finished +3.79% while S&P SL20 closed +3.86%. Breadth ended 242/24/25 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 6,411,177,936 with 47.8K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Mar 24, 2026
ASPI finished +3.47% while S&P SL20 closed +3.91%. Breadth ended 247/16/28 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,217,195,244 with 37.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Mar 23, 2026
ASPI finished -1.33% while S&P SL20 closed -1.14%. Breadth ended 40/213/34 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 2,371,115,949 with 31.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Mar 20, 2026
ASPI finished +1.85% while S&P SL20 closed +1.86%. Breadth ended 199/52/37 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape positive rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 4,385,683,897 with 28.1K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi
Market Pulse | Mar 19, 2026
ASPI finished -1.82% while S&P SL20 closed -2.03%. Breadth ended 48/193/42 (adv/dec/unch), keeping the tape negative rather than broad-based. Turnover totalled LKR 3,945,655,311 with 35.3K trades. The read-through is that index drift did not fully align with participation, pointing to selective conviction. When liquidi