Sri Lankan shares end lower

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, as losses in materials stocks outpaced gains in most sub-indexes.

The CSE All-Share Index settled 0.38% lower at 17,360.19, extending losses for a second straight session.

Sri Lanka’s economy grew 4.8% on-year in the first three months of 2025, official data showed on Monday.

Amana Takaful Life and Autodrome were the top percentage losers on the benchmark index, down 8.3% and 7.6%, respectively.

Trading volume on the index fell to 149.5 million shares from 164.8 million shares in the previous session.

The equity market’s turnover dropped to 3.15 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($10.48 million) from 4 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.