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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
COLOMBO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - ** The Sri Lankan rupee ended 0.7 percent weaker on Monday as banks and importers bought the dollar and as stocks declined for a fifth straight session, hitting a near five-year closing low on continued foreign fund outflow.
** The rupee ended at 170.60/75 per dollar, compared with the previous close of 169.40/70. ** The rupee fell to an all-time low of 171.60 per dollar on Wednesday, surpassing the previous low of 171.00 hit on Tuesday, due to foreign selling in government securities and exporter greenback sales, market sources said. ** The central bank surprised financial markets on October 2 by leaving its key policy rates unchanged, despite heavy pressure on the rupee and foreign outflows from government securities. ** The central bank said on October 2 it purchased 4 million dollars from the market in the previous day, but it has sold a net 184 million dollars in the market so far this year to defend the currency.
** The rupee has weakened 0.7 percent s...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: COLOMBO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - ** The Sri Lankan rupee ended 0.7 percent weaker on Monday as banks and importers bought the dollar and as stocks declined for a fifth straight session, hitting a near five-year closing low on continued foreign fund outflow.
** The rupee ended at 170.60/75 per dollar, compared with the previous close of 169.40/70. ** The rupee fell to an all-time low of 171.60 per dollar on Wednesday, surpassing the previous low of 171.00 hit on Tuesday, due to foreign selling in gove... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
