Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, dragged down by losses in information technology and materials stocks.
* The CSE All Share index CSELK:ASI settled 0.2% down at 23,754.26, snapping three straight sessions of gains.
* Acme Printing and Packaging CSELK:ACME.N0000 and Renuka Holdings CSELK:RHL.N0000 were the top losers on the benchmark, falling 14.8% and 9.1%, respectively.
* Trading volume on the CSE All Share index rose to 351.1 million shares from 311.1 million shares in the previous session, exchange data showed.
* The equity market's turnover fell to 6.31 billion rupees ($20.39 million) from 9.09 billion rupees in the previous session.
* Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 1.65 billion rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 6.07 billion rupees.
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($1 = 309.4000 Sri Lankan rupees)