Sri Lankan shares snap six-session winning streak as financials drag

Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Wednesday, snapping a six-session winning streak, as losses in financial and industrial stocks weighed on sentiment. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.41% lower at 22,032.93 points. Hatton National Bank and Overseas Realty (Ceylon) were among the biggest drags on the index, down 1.2% and 2.8%, respectively, on the day. Trading volume on the index fell to 171.8 million shares from 249.3 million shares in the previous session. The equity market’s turnover dropped

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