* The CSE All-Share index rose 0.05% to 9,647.86.
* The Export-Import Bank of China has told Sri Lanka it will
try to finalise in the months ahead how it treats debt owed by
the crisis-hit nation, and reiterated a moratorium for debt due
in 2022 and 2023, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
* The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday the
country had secured financing assurances from China, India and
all its major bilateral creditors, paving the way for the IMF
board to consider approval of a long-awaited $2.9 billion
bailout.
* The IMF also said its board will meet on March 20 to
review a preliminary four-year agreement first signed in
September, offering a lifeline to the South Asian country.
* On Wednesday, communication services firm Dialog
Axiata and conglomerate Expolanka Holdings were the biggest boosts to the index, rising 10.1% and 1.5%,
respectively.
* Trading volume fell to 108.1 million shares from 115
million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover fell to 3.27 billion Sri
Lankan rupees ($10.38 million), compared with 3.44 billion Sri
Lankan rupees in the previous session, according to exchange
data.
* Foreign investors were net buyers in equities, purchasing
stocks worth 144.2 million Sri Lankan rupees, while domestic
investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 3.15 billion
Sri Lankan rupees, data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 315.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)
(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh
Venkateshwaran)
