* The CSE All-Share index rose 0.90% to 9,256.90, snapping two-day losses.
* Sri Lanka's central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday in its first policy
decision since securing a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
* The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) expressed optimism that prices would decelerate
sharply in the coming months and held its standing deposit facility rate and standing lending
facility rate at 15.50% and 16.50%, respectively.
* Sri Lanka Telecom Plc and Senkadagala Finance Plc were the top boosts
on the index, rising 11.5% and 23.1%, respectively, according to Refinitiv data
* The trading volume for the CSE All-Share index rose to 51 million shares from about 25
million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover rose to 811.9 million Sri Lankan rupees ($2.58 million) from
768.3 million rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net buyers in the equity market, purchasing stocks worth 104.2
million rupees of shares, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth
774.7 million rupees, the data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 315.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)
(Reporting by Ashna Teresa Britto in Bengaluru; Editing by Shweta Agarwal)
