COLOMBO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) crossed the 13,000-mark on Wednesday, CSE data shows.
The ASPI crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time since Jan. 31, 2022, the country's financial press stated.
The ASPI increased by 136.20 points to close at 13,125.19 on Wednesday, and the total turnover is reported as 6.98 billion rupees (23.9 million U.S. dollars), CSE data shows.
Meanwhile, the S&P SL20 increased by 51.09 points to 3,938.25 points, CSE data shows.
The ASPI measures the movements of the overall market, while the S&P SL20 follows the performance of 20 leading publicly traded companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. ■