Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The ASPI closed in red as a result of price losses in counters such as Sampath Bank, LOLC Holdings and Ceylon Grain Elevators with the turnover crossing Rs. 1.1bn.

A similar behaviour was witnessed in the S&P SL20. High net worth and institutional investor participation was noted in Dialog Axiata, Aitken Spence and Central Industries.

Mixed interest was observed in Bogala Graphite Lanka, LB Finance and Haycarb whilst retail interest was noted in LOLC Finance, Browns Investments and Ceylon Land & Equity. Foreign participation in the market activity remained at subdued levels with foreigners closing as net sellers.

Capital Goods sector was the top contributor to the market turnover (due to Aitken Spence) whilst ...