Srilanka, May 15 -- The ASPI closed in green as a result of price gains in counters such as Hatton National Bank, Central Finance Company and Commercial Bank with the turnover crossing Rs. 3.3 Bn. A similar behaviour was witnessed in the S&P SL20. High net worth and institutional investor participation was noted in John Keells Holdings, Sunshine Holdings and LB Finance. Mixed interest was observed in Aitken Spence, Central Finance Company and Dialog Axiata whilst retail interest was noted in Hela Apparel Holdings, Browns Investments and LVL Energy Fund . Furthermore, foreigners closed as net buyers.

Capital Goods sector was the top contributor to the market turnover (due to John Keells Holdings and Aitken Spence) whilst the sector index...