Sri Lankan shares end at record high as industrials jump

Sri Lankan shares ended at an all-time high on Tuesday, driven by gains in industrial shares.

The CSE All-Share index ended up 1.16% at 8,997.60 points.

Conglomerate Expolanka Holdings Plc was the top boost, gaining 18.95%.

Domestic COVID-19 cases rose by 4,562 in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 436,081, even as the island-nation remains under a lockdown that has been extended till Sept. 6.

Sri Lanka reported 216 fatalities due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 8,991.

Sri Lankan shares snap five-day gaining streak as industrials drag

Data from Johns Hopkins University showed the country has fully vaccinated 32.90% of its population so far.

Twenty-seven stocks hit fresh highs, while 26 hit new lows on the main exchange, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.