Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Monday, helped by gains in communication services and consumer staples stocks.
* The CSE All-Share index CSELK:ASI settled 0.54% higher at 22,928.31.
* Senkadagala Finance PLC CSELK:SFCL.N0000 and SMB Finance PLC CSELK:SEMB.N0000 were the top percentage gainers on the index, gaining 25% and 22.2% respectively.
* Trading volume on the CSE All-Share index rose to 158.1 million shares from 154.8 million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover rose to 5.73 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($18.93 million) from 5.60 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 1.13 billion rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 5.25 billion rupees, the data showed.
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($1 = 302.7500 Sri Lankan rupees)