The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday (23) recorded a 100% growth so far for this year.

The ASPI closed yesterday (23) at 6,772.43 points. The Milanka Price Index (MPI) gained 7,166.07 points. The total turnover recorded during the day was Rs. 6.3 billion.

In the year 2009 CSE was named as the second best performing Stock Exchange globally. CSE also ranked as the second best performing stock exchange in the world for the year 2010.