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BENGALURU, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended lower on Tuesday, after 15 straight sessions of gains, dragged down by losses in financial stocks. The benchmark stock index ended down 0.4% at 6,631.89. It rose 0.3% in the past week and is up 8.2% so far this year. Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index rose to 221.31 million from 168.24 million in the previous session. Brown Investments Plc and Nestle Lanka Plc were the biggest boosts on the index, ending up 5.5% and 3.3%, respectively. Conglomerate John Keells Holdings and liquor maker Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Plc were the top drags on the index, closing down 1.3% and 1.4%, respectively.