Shares snap six-session winning streak

Sri ‌Lankan shares closed lower on Wednesday, snapping a six-session winning ​streak, as losses in financial and industrial stocks weighed on sentiment.

The CSE All-Share index settled 0.41 percent lower at 22,032.93 points.

Hatton National Bank and Overseas Realty (Ceylon) were among the biggest drags on the index, down 1.2 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively, on the day.

Trading volume on the index fell to 171.8 ⁠million shares from 249.3 million ‌shares ‌in the previous ​session.

The equity market’s turnover ‌dropped to 4.82 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($14.51 million) from 7.91 billion rupees in the previous ‌session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 168.9 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 4.69 billion rupees.