Sri Lanka shares end higher aided by financials, consumer staples

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Monday, aided by gains in financial and consumer staple stocks.

• The CSE All Share index settled up 0.22% at 10,743.59, rising for the fourth straight session.

• LOLC Holdings PLC and Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC were the top gainers on the CSE All Share index, rising 3.34% and 3.33%, respectively.

• Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 21.9 million shares from 38.7 million shares in the previous session.

• The equity market’s turnover fell to 708.4 million Sri Lankan rupees ($2.16 million) from 962.2 million rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

Sri Lanka shares end higher as financials, industrials rise

• Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 89.4 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 671.6 million rupees, the data showed.