The All Share Price Index (ASPI) at the Colombo Stock Exchange on Tuesday fell by 3.85 per cent to 5,137.21 in mid-day trade at 12 noon while the S&P 20 index fell by 5.34 per cent to 2,347.13.
Meanwhile trading was temporarily halted for 30 minutes owing to the S&P SL20 index dropping over 5 per cent.
The market was feeling the impact of the spread of the coronavirus on business and economic activity in Sri Lanka, brokers said. (DEC)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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