{
  "id": 8029200,
  "title": "Sri Lankan shares extend losing streak as communication, real estate stocks weigh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/sri-lankan-shares-extend-losing-streak-as-communication-real-estate",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:21:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439977/sri-lankan-shares-extend-losing-streak-as-communication-real-estate-stocks-weigh"
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  "summary": "Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Thursday amid broader losses, led by communication services and real estate stocks. The CSE All Share index settled down 0.52% at 21,023.43, falling for the fourth straight session. Serendib Land PLC and Tal Lanka Hotels PLC were the top percentage losers on the index, down 14.6% and 6.4%, respectively. Trading volumes fell to 55.4 million shares from 69.4…",
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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."
}