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Sri Lankan shares fall as healthcare, energy stocks drag
- CSE All-Share index settled down 0.3% at 21,313.92
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Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, dragged down by healthcare and energy stocks.
The CSE All-Share index settled down 0.3% at 21,313.92.
Kerner Haus Global Solutions Plc and Serendib Land Plc were the top percentage losers on the CSE All-Share index, falling 8% and 6.9%, respectively.
Trading volume on the CSE All-Share index fell to 56.2 million shares from 57.7 million in the previous session.
The equity market’s turnover rose to 1.55 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($4.7 million) from 1.13 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.
Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 116.5 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 1.52 billion rupees, the data showed.