Sri Lanka *market update* ASPI close marginally down, Thin trade

The market closed today posting a turnover of LKR 248,471,103 (USD 1.7mn) with the indexes moving down. ASPI closed at 6344.28 down 4.75 points (-0.07%) while the more liquid SP SL20 index closed at 3527.10 down 4.82 points (-0.14%). There were no crossings recorded for the day. Diversified Sector was the highest contributor towards the turnover at LKR 51mn followed by Healthcare Sector and Beverage Food and Tobacco sector generating LKR 47mn and LKR 36mn. Foreign investors were net buyers of LKR 12.1mn worth of shares, while their participation in terms of revenue was almost flat at 32.4% (previous day 32.4%). Estimated net foreign buying topped in CTC.N LKR 5.4mn (USD 36k). Estimated net foreign selling topped in JKH.N LKR 0.2mn (USD 1k).Retail activity was witnessed in counters such as JKH.N, AEL.N and CFVF.N