Shares fall for 6th day; turnover slumps to 6-wk low

REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares closed down for a sixth straight session yesterday with turnover slumping to a six-week low as cautious investors awaited a flurry of corporate results and next month’s 
national budget.

The benchmark index of the Colombo Stock Exchange ended 0.46 percent weaker at 6,452.69, its lowest close since September 21. It shed 1.5 percent last week.