CSE temporarily halts regular trading twice today
February 23, 2022 12:27 pm
Regular trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was halted for 30 minutes at 11.17 a.m. today (February 23).
The temporary trading halt was caused by the S&P SL20 index dropping over 5% from the previous close.
At the time of the trading halt, the ASPI and the S&P SL20 index had dropped by 423.28 (3.65%) and 208.96 (5.31%), respectively.
Trading resumed at 11.47 a.m. only to be halted again for another 30 minutes at 12.13 p.m. due to the S&P SL20 index dropping 7.5% from the previous close.
The trading halt is set to be lifted at 12.43 p.m.
