{
  "id": 1704628,
  "title": "IT, communication stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/it-communication-stocks-drag-sri-lankan-shares-lower",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:22:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435386/it-communication-stocks-drag-sri-lankan-shares-lower"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares experienced a decline on Tuesday, with information technology and communication stocks leading the downward trend. The CSE All-Share index closed at 21,479.07, marking a 0.64% decrease. Convenience Foods (Lanka) PLC and Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC were the most significant losers, with a 6.7% and 6.2% drop, respectively. Trading volume increased to 80.2 million shares from the previous session's 45.5 million, while the market's turnover reached 2.04 billion Sri Lankan rupees. Foreign investors were net sellers, selling stocks worth 648.8 million rupees, whereas domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 1.99 billion rupees.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}