Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The ASPI closed in red as a result of price losses in counters such as Dialog Axiata, John Keells Holdings and Windforce with the turnover crossing Rs. 1.7 Bn. A similar behaviour was witnessed in the S&P SL20. High net worth and institutional investor participation was noted in Colombo Dockyard, Sathosa Motors and Galadari Hotels. Mixed interest was observed in Windforce, HNB Finance and CIC Holdings whilst retail interest was noted in LOLC Finance, Browns Investments and UB Finance Company. Furthermore, foreigners remained active closing as net sellers.

Utilities sector was the top contributor to the market turnover (due to Windforce Limited) whilst the sector index lost 2.39%. The share price of Windforce Limited...