Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) temporarily suspended regular trading for 30 minutes from 10.02 am to 10.32 am this morning (13) as the S&P SL20 index had dropped by 5.04% during the trading session. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell by 2.98%. This is the third time regular trading at the CSE was temporarily halted this week. Yesterday (12), the CSE temporarily suspended regular trading for 30 minutes from 11.47 a.m. to 12.17 pm as the S&P SL20 index had dropped by 5% during the trading session. On Tuesday (10), regular trading was halted for 30 minutes from 9.42 a.m. to 10.12 am as S&P SL20 index dropped by 5% during the trading session.