{
  "id": 12375005,
  "title": "IT gains boost Sri Lankan shares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/it-gains-boost-sri-lankan-shares",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:20:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442911/it-gains-boost-sri-lankan-shares"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares experienced a slight increase on Tuesday, buoyed by positive performance in the IT sector. The CSE All Share index closed up 0.29% at 20,650.23, with Serendib Hotels PLC and Ambeon Holdings PLC leading the gains, rising by 9.2% and 7.7%, respectively. However, trading volume on the CSE All Share index decreased to 43.1 million shares from 67.6 million in the previous session, and the equity market's turnover fell to 1.07 billion Sri Lankan rupees from 3.16 billion rupees. Foreign investors sold stocks worth 115.4 million rupees, while domestic investors bought shares worth 979.5 million rupees.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}