(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s stock market indices fell significantly on Wednesday due to rising tension in the Middle East.
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) was down by 2.11% while the Standard & Poor’s Sri Lanka 20 (S&P SL20) dropped by 2.64%.
Both indices fell on Wednesday after Iran fired rockets at military bases in Iraq hosting United States forces, raising the prospect of a regional conflagration that could disrupt oil supplies.