CSE dragged down by financial stocks

Sri ‌Lankan shares closed lower, dragged down by losses in ​financial stocks.

The CSE All-Share index closed 0.33 percent lower at 21,844.54.

Janashakthi Insurance PLC and Tea Smallholder Factories PLC were the top losers on the CSE All-Share index, falling 63.4 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively.

Trading ​volume fell ‌to 133.3 million shares from ‌247.8 million in the previous session.

The equity market’s turnover fell to 2.97 billion Sri Lankan ‌rupees ($9.4 million), compared with 6.61 billion rupees in the ⁠previous ⁠session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 349.7 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 2.84 billion rupees, data showed.