{
  "id": 6755776,
  "title": "Basic materials, industrials lift Sri Lankan shares higher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/basic-materials-industrials-lift-sri-lankan-shares-higher",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-11T12:16:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439055/basic-materials-industrials-lift-sri-lankan-shares-higher"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, after four sessions of losses, led by basic materials and industrials stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.12% higher at 21,382.74 points. Haycarb Plc and Cargills (Ceylon) Plc were the top index points gainers, up 9.96 points and 6.66 points, respectively, on the day. Trading volume on the index rose to 57.7 million shares from 35.1 million shares…",
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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."
}