* The CSE All-Share index rose 0.09% to 9,596.55.
* Sri Lanka will introduce new central bank legislation with the intent of
improving independence, accountability and price stability in the country,
central bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Thursday.
* Senkadagala Finance Plc and LOLC Holdings Plc were the
top boosts to the index, up 19.8% and 2.8%, respectively, according to Refinitiv
data.
* The trading volume for the CSE All-Share index rose to 71.7 million shares
from 66.8 million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover fell to 1.23 billion Sri Lankan rupees
($3.70 million) from 1.63 billion rupees in the previous session, according to
exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net buyers in the equity market, purchasing stocks
worth 97.6 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading
1.14 billion rupees worth of shares, the data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 332.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)
(Reporting by Navamya Ganesh Acharya in Bengaluru; editing by Eileen Soreng)
