Colombo shares down

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Colombo equities didn’t sustain the momentum on Friday, reflecting mixed investor sentiment due to the changes in the policies taking place in the country, analysts said. Today’s losses were mainly driven by the blue-chip counters amidst increase in T-bill yields. The Benchmark Index lost ground by 0.22 per cent to close at 7,301.29, with the S&P losing by just 0.1 per cent to close at 4,118.30 on a Rs. 933 million turnover