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Sri Lankan shares snap 6-session losing run as consumer staples, communication services rise

Pakistan Published 27 October 2026, 17:59 · archived 27 Oct 2026

Sri Lankan shares snapped six consecutive sessions of losses on Tuesday, led by consumer staples and communication services stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.27% higher at 19,692.67 points Dialog Axiata PLC, Carson Cumberbatch PLC and Ceylon Cold Stores PLC were among the biggest booststo the index, up 0.5%, 1% and 1.3%, respectively, on the day. Trading volume on the index rose to 34.1 million shares from 29.7 million shares in the previous session. The equity market’s turnover rose to 849.4 million rupees ($2.56 million) from 666.3 million rupees in the previous session, according to...

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