Sri Lankan shares extend winning streak to fifteen sessions

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Sri Lankan shares closed higher for the fifteenth successive session on Monday, led by utilities and information technology stocks.* The CSE All-Share index CSELK:ASI rose 0.31% to 22,163.23.* The index closed at a record for a ninth straight session.* SMB Finance PLC CSELK:SEMB.N0000 and Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) PLC CSELK:ASPH.N0000 were the biggest boosts to the CSE All-Share index, gaining 33.33% and 25%, respectively.* Trading volume fell to 247.1 million shares from 439.5 million shares in the previous session.* The equity market's turnover fell to 7.95 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($26.29 million), compared with 9.76 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.* Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 606.4 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 7.57 billion rupees, the data showed.* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 302.4000 Sri Lankan rupees)

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