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April 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended lower on Friday, as industrial stocks slumped and financials slipped. The CSE All-Share Index fell about 1.3% to close at 7,232.65 points. The index is up about 6.8% for the year. Tiles and sanitary ware maker Royal Ceramics Lanka Plc and conglomerate Lanka ORIX Leasing Company Plc were the top drags to the index, plunging 90.8% and 2.4%, respectively. According to media reports, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe is set to go to Sri Lanka on April 27 on a three-day visit (bit.ly/3dHL3zB) Trading volumes fell to 103.9 million from 139.3 million in the previous session.
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Feb 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares snapped four sessions of losses to close 5% higher on Friday, as financial and industrial stocks rebounded. The benchmark stock index ended up 5.1% at 7,985. Still, it shed 3.5% for the week, but is up 17.9% so far this year. The Sri Lankan rupee was last quoted at 194 against the U.S. dollar as of 1057 GMT, 0.26% lower for the day compared with last session’s close of 193.5, according to Refinitiv data. Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 184.8 million from 198 million in the previous session. Ceramic wall tiles maker Lanka Walltiles Plc surged 34.4% and was the top percentage gainer on the index
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