{
  "id": 5577731,
  "title": "Communication, healthcare stocks lift Sri Lankan shares higher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/communication-healthcare-stocks-lift-sri-lankan-shares-higher",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T14:34:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437957/communication-healthcare-stocks-lift-sri-lankan-shares-higher"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares closed up on Friday, with communication and healthcare stocks boosting the index to its highest intraday percentage gain in nearly three months. The CSE All-Share index settled 1.05% higher at 21,620.44 points. Dialog Axiata and Hayeys Plc were the top percentage point gainers on the index, up 28.05 points and 19.85 points respectively, on the day. Trading volume on the 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."
}