Sri Lankan shares fell on Friday in their last full trading week of the year and posted a second straight week of declines, dragged by consumer staples and communication services stocks.
* The CSE All-Share index settled 0.17% lower at 10,605.60, and was down 1.27% for the week.
* Cargills (Ceylon) and Ceylon Tobacco were the top losers on the index, down 2.9% and 1.2%, respectively.
* Trading volume on the index rose to 128.5 million shares from 19.6 million shares in the previous session.
* The equity market’s turnover rose to 4.72 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($14.5 million) from 1.24 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 385.2 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 4.56 billion rupees, the data showed.
* The Sri Lankan stock market will be closed on Monday for the Christmas holiday.
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