Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, dragged by losses in realty and customer staple stocks.

* The CSE All Share index calmed down 0.46% at 12,050.44. It has actually fallen in 11 out of the last 14 sessions.

* Mercantile Shipping Business PLC and Diesel &&. Motor Engineering PLC were the top portion losers. on the CSE All Share, falling 17.6% and 6%, respectively.

* Trading volume on the CSE All Share index was up to 43.1. million shares from 58.1 million in the previous session.

* The equity market's turnover fell to 686.7 million Sri. Lankan rupees ($ 2.3 million) from 1.17 billion rupees in the. previous session, according to exchange data.

* Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks. worth 118 million rupees, while domestic investors were net. buyers, buying shares worth 637 million rupees, the data. showed.

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