Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Wednesday and extended its gaining streak to seven sessions, boosted by utilities and energy stocks.
* The CSE All-Share index CSELK:ASI settled 0.26% higher at 21,338.45.
* Mercantile Shipping Company PLC CSELK:MSL.N0000 and Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) PLC CSELK:ASPH.N0000 were the top percentage gainers on the index, gaining 25% each.
* Ceylon Hospitals PLC CSELK:CHL.N0000 and Harischandra Mills PLC CSELK:HARI.N0000 were the top losers, down 8.3% each.
* Trading volume on the index fell to 185.8 million shares from 224.8 million shares in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover fell to 5.57 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($18.4 million) from 6.56 billion rupees, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 270.8 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 5.42 billion rupees, the data showed.
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($1 = 302.4500 Sri Lankan rupees)