{"id":113955,"date":"2021-02-23T13:01:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=113955"},"modified":"2021-02-23T13:01:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:01:34","slug":"sri-lankan-shares-extend-losses-as-industrial-financial-stocks-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/sri-lankan-shares-extend-losses-as-industrial-financial-stocks-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan shares extend losses as industrial, financial stocks slip"},"content":{"rendered":"
Feb 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, weighed down by industrial and financial stocks.<\/p>\n
* The benchmark stock index ended 3.53% lower at 7,329.21.<\/p>\n
* Lanka ORIX Leasing company slid 5.8% and was the biggest drag on the index, while conglomerate Expolanka Holdings shed 9.7%.<\/p>\n
* After markets closed on Monday, data showed that the island nation\u2019s national consumer price inflation was up 3.7% year-on-year in January.<\/p>\n
* Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index rose to 134.4 million from 130.4 million in the previous session.<\/p>\n
* Foreign investors were net-sellers, offloading 266.6 million Sri Lankan rupees ($1.38 million) worth of shares, according to exchange data.<\/p>\n
* Equity market turnover was 2.83 billion Sri Lankan rupees, data showed.<\/p>\n
* The Sri Lankan rupee was last quoted at 193 against the U.S. dollar, as of 1056 GMT.<\/p>\n
* For a report on global markets, click<\/p>\n
* For a report on major currencies, click ($1 = 193.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)<\/p>\n