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  "id": 565925,
  "title": "Sri Lankan shares close lower on losses in communication, healthcare stocks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/sri-lankan-shares-close-lower-on-losses-in-communication-healthcare",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434308/sri-lankan-shares-close-lower-on-losses-in-communication-healthcare-stocks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, snapping a four-session winning streak, due to losses in communication services and healthcare stocks. The CSE All Share index eased 0.07% to 21,402.80. SMB Finance and Cargo Boat Development Co were the top percentage losers on the CSE All Share index, falling 10% and 6.32%, respectively. Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 47.1 million…",
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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."
}