Feb 22 (Reuters) Sri Lankan shares ended lower on Monday, snapping three sessions of gains, as industrial and financial stocks declined. The benchmark stock index ended 2.57% lower at 7,597.51.
* Lanka ORIX Leasing company slid 7.4% to be the biggest drag on the index, followed by a 2.8% fall in conglomerate John Keells Holdings.
* Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 130.4 million, from 199.5 million in the previous session.
* Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing 80.1 million Sri Lankan rupees ($413,953.49) worth of shares, according to exchange data.
* Equity market turnover was 2.35 billion Sri Lankan rupees, data showed.
* The Sri Lankan rupee was last quoted at 193.5 against the U.S. dollar, as of 1057 GMT.
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