June 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in financial and industrial stocks, as coronavirus cases rose in the island nation.<\/p>\n
* The CSE All-Share Index ended down 0.65% at 7,542.20.<\/p>\n
* Sri Lanka reported 2,646 confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 207,979, according to health ministry data here.<\/p>\n
* Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc and investment company Browns Investments Plc were the top drags to the index, falling 1.6% and 1.5%, respectively.<\/p>\n
* Trading volume fell to 97.9 million from 114.9 million in the previous session.<\/p>\n
* Foreign investors were net sellers in the equity market, offloading shares worth 70.9 million rupees ($359,898.48), according to exchange data.<\/p>\n
* The Sri Lankan rupee was last quoted at 197 against the U.S. dollar as of 1211 GMT, 0.25% weaker for the day compared to the previous session\u2019s close of 196.5, according to Refinitiv data.<\/p>\n
* Equity market turnover was 2 billion rupees, exchange data showed.<\/p>\n
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