Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) today demonstrated mixed momentum, with the All Share Price Index (ASPI) initially gaining approximately 96 points before easing slightly. The market ultimately closed with a positive movement of 37.80 points (+0.18%) at 20,613.39, while the S&P SL 20 rose 6.29 points (+0.10%) to 6,048.80. Total turnover for the day reached LKR 5.15 billion across 162.3 million shares, with crossings contributing LKR 0.56 billion, or around 11% of total turnover. Notably, SINS.N led crossing activity with LKR 85.80 million, while ATL.N recorded the highest traded volume at 2.86 million shares.

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