Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- By Almas Equities Research

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ended today's trading session on an upbeat note, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) recovering from an early decline of 78 points to close up 49.77 points (+0.25%) at 19,972.79. The S&P SL20 Index also posted a modest gain of 1.65 points (+0.03%) to end at 5,826.56. Market turnover stood at LKR 7.59 billion, with 137.35 million shares traded. Crossings accounted for approximately 60% of the day's total turnover, amounting to LKR 4.47 billion, driven primarily by NDB.N which generated LKR 4.39 billion from 31.60 million shares.

The Banking sector was the dominant contributor to market turnover, accounting for nearly 67% of the day's total. In total, 109...