Energy and industrial stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower

Business Recorder • Oct 20, 2026

Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, dragged by energy and industrial stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.38% lower at 19,983.78 points. Serendib Land PLC and LAUGFS Gas PLC were the top percentage losers, down 12.5% and 10.4%, respectively. Tradi...

Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, dragged by energy and industrial stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.38% lower at 19,983.78 points. Serendib Land PLC and LAUGFS Gas PLC were the top percentage losers, down 12.5% and 10.4%, respectively. Trading volume on the index fell to 20.9 million shares from 33.6 million shares in the previous session. Turnover, however, rose to 741.4 million Sri Lankan rupees...