Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- WealthTrust Securities Limited commenced trading on Diri Savi Board yesterday ( 7), 2026 and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) observed unusually high prices of certain transactions of WealthTrust Securities Limited due to market orders being matched with these unusually high sell orders.

The CSE further observed that those clients who have sold the shares at unusually high prices had used the buying power through the sale of such shares and purchased shares of other listed entities. Since this will result in a significant systemic risk to the market, the CSE with the concurrence of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka imposed a market halt at 9.54 a.m. and cancelled all orders and transactions carried ...