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Financial stocks lift Sri Lankan shares higher
Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Wednesday, led by financial stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 2.09% higher at 20,541.12 points Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Dialog Axiata PLC and Hatton National Bank PLC were among the biggest boosts to the index, up 1.8%, 2.5% and 1.9%, respectively. Trading volume on the index rose to 119.5 million shares from 61.9 million shares in the previous session. The equity market’s turnover rose to 3.87 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($11.64 million) from 1.52 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net sellers...
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