Which Sri Lankan stock exchange has operated in Colombo since 1985?

The Colombo Stock Exchange has operated in Colombo since 1985.

It was established in 1985 as the successor to the Colombo Brokers’ Association, which had organized share trading in Sri Lanka. The exchange provides the country’s main regulated marketplace for listed equities and debt securities.

Its best-known benchmark is the All Share Price Index, or ASPI, which covers companies listed on the exchange. The S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index tracks 20 large and liquid companies and is another important market indicator.

The exchange is often compared with markets in neighboring South Asian countries, such as the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Pakistan’s former Karachi Stock Exchange. Colombo’s defining historical detail is its 1985 establishment as Sri Lanka’s formal national exchange.