INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
UPDATE: The Colombo Stock Exchange has halted its regular trading for a second time today at 11.10 a.m
after the S-P SL20 index dropped over 7.5% from the previous close.The S-P SL20 index fell by 266.47 points (7.98%) to 3,071 while the ASPI
halted for 30 minutes at 10.38 a.m
today (March 29), as the S-P SL20 index dropped over 5% from the previous close.At the time of the trading halt, the S-P SL20 index fell by
184.70 points (5.53%) to 3,153.33 while the All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell by 358.64 points to 9,288.91.The trading halt will be lifted
at 11.08 a.m.This is the second consecutive day, regular trading at CSE was temporarily halted this week
Regular trading came to a temporary standstill at 1.10 p.m
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