The Colombo bourse ended the week in negative territory with a WoW decline in the ASPI, following six consecutive weeks of gains post-presidential election. Despite mid-week declines, market sentiment remained resilient, with gains posted in the final two days ahead of the upcoming general election. The benchmark ASPI lost 63.19 points (-0.49%) while the more liquid S&P SL20 index was down by 48.06 points (-1.24%) to close at 12,800.46 and 3,831.27 respectively.