Feb 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended lower on
Wednesday, hit by losses in financial and information technology
stocks.
* The CSE All Share index fell 0.12% to 8,628.58.
* Sri Lanka and India will sign a pact to link their power
grids and start negotiations on an upgraded trade agreement
within two months, a Sri Lankan diplomat said on Wednesday.
* The island nation is seeking to enhance trade and
investments as it moves to close a $2.9 billion loan from the
International Monetary Fund, the country's envoy to New Delhi
told Reuters.
* LOLC Finance and Browns Investments were the biggest drags to the index, down 5.1% and 1.7%,
respectively, according to Refinitiv data.
* The trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 82.2
million shares from 85.6 million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover fell to 1.88 billion Sri
Lankan rupees ($5.21 million) from 2.25 billion rupees on
Tuesday, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net buyers in the equity market,
purchasing stocks worth about 162 million rupees, while domestic
investors were net sellers, offloading 1.86 billion rupees worth
of shares, the data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 361.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi
Majumdar)
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