Sri Lanka shares end higher as consumer staples, financials rise

Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Wednesday, aided by consumer staples and financial stocks.

Sri Lankan shares end higher

• The CSE All-Share index settled 0.67% higher at 11,624.90.

• Cargills Plc and Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc were the top gainers on the index, up 4.2% and 2.9%, respectively.

• Trading volume on the index fell to 63.6 million shares from 73.4 million shares in the previous session.

• The equity market’s turnover rose to 2.12 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($7.1 million) from 2.08 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

• Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 213.6 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 2.05 billion rupees, the data showed.