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Energy and industrial stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower

Pakistan Published 20 October 2026, 18:51 · archived 20 Oct 2026

Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, dragged by energy and industrial stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.38% lower at 19,983.78 points. Serendib Land PLC and LAUGFS Gas PLC were the top percentage losers, down 12.5% and 10.4%, respectively. Trading volume on the index fell to 20.9 million shares from 33.6 million shares in the previous session. Turnover, however, rose to 741.4 million Sri Lankan rupees ($2.23 million) from 680.3 million rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 81.2 million rupees; domes...

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