* The CSE All-Share index .CSE rose 0.42% to 9,272.43.
* Senkadagala Finance Plc and Lanka IOC Plc were the
biggest boosts to the index, surging 16.5% and 2.9%, respectively, according to
Refinitiv data.
* The trading volume for the CSE All-Share index rose to 49.2 million shares
from about 44 million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover rose to 1.46 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($4.5
million) from 861.8 million rupees in the previous session, according to
exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net buyers in the equity market, purchasing stocks
worth 73.9 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading
1.42 billion rupees of shares, the data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 327.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)
(Reporting by Navamya Ganesh Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
March 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Wednesday after
posting losses for two straight sessions, helped by gains in financials and
industrials stocks.
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