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Sri Lankan shares edge lower as utilities, communication stocks weigh

Pakistan Published 24 September 2026, 17:39 · archived 24 Sep 2026

Sri Lankan shares closed slightly lower on Thursday, as losses in utilities and communication services stocks outweighed gains in consumer discretionary and real estate. The CSE All Share index settled down 0.09% at 21,066.89. Utilities fell more than 1%, while communication services dropped nearly 0.6% - LSEG-compiled data Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC and Serendib Land PLC were the top percentage losers on the CSE All Share index, falling 10.6% and 7.9%, respectively. Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 37.8 million shares from 83.4 million in the previous session. The equity ma...

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