{
  "id": 3265570,
  "title": "Sri Lankan shares fall as consumer staples, communication services weigh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sri-lankan-shares-fall-as-consumer-staples-communication-services",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:41:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436484/sri-lankan-shares-fall-as-consumer-staples-communication-services-weigh"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, dragged down by consumer staples and communication services stocks weighed The CSE All-Share index settled 0.31% lower at 21,279.65. Food retail and distribution firm Cargills (Ceylon) PLC and wire telecommunications company Dialog Axiata PLC were biggest drag on the CSE All Share index, in terms of index points. Trading volume on the CSE All Share index…",
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  "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."
}