{
  "id": 12650466,
  "title": "Energy stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/energy-stocks-drag-sri-lankan-shares-lower",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443115/energy-stocks-drag-sri-lankan-shares-lower"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares experienced a decline on Wednesday, with energy stocks leading the downward trend. The CSE All-Share index closed 0.64% lower at 20,517.55 points, marking a decrease from the previous session's volume of 43.1 million shares to 60.4 million shares. Standard Capital and C M Holdings PLC were identified as the top percentage losers, with their stocks falling by 10.6% and 7.2%, respectively. The equity market's turnover reached 1.99 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($6.01 million), up from the previous session's 1.07 billion rupees. Foreign investors were found to be net sellers, offloading stocks worth 31.5 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 1.96 billion 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."
}