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Sri Lankan shares end little changed
Sri Lankan shares end little changed
About this update from Smb Finance Plc
Sri Lankan shares closed flat on Monday, as gains in IT were offset by losses in real estate stocks.* The CSE All Share index CSELK:ASI settled up 0.01% at 22,321.08.* Mercantile Investments PLC CSELK:MERC.N0000 and SMB Finance PLC CSELK:SEMB.N0000 were the top percentage gainers on the CSE All Share index, rising 124% and 25%, respectively.* Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 507.4 million shares from 538.2 million in the previous session.* The equity market's turnover fell to 5.68 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($18.77 million) from 8.46 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.* Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 420.8 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 5.31 billion rupees, the data showed.* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 302.5500 Sri Lankan rupees)