* The CSE All-Share index rose 0.04% to 9,415.28,
high for the week, reversing course after three weeks of losses.
* Sri Lanka's sovereign lenders were yet to inform the
government how they would engage with the country to restructure
its $7.1 billion of debt and whether they would form an official
committee or engage in bilateral talks, central bank governor
Nandalal Weerasinghe told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.
* The island nation aimed to formally engage in debt
negotiations with overseas creditors that include China, India
and the Paris Club group of nations in May, after concluding a
debt rework with holders of its domestic debt, the governor
said.
* Senkadagala Finance Plc and Browns Investments
Plc were the top gainers on the index, rising 17% and
3.3% respectively, according to Refinitiv data.
* Trading volume for the CSE All-Share index fell to 40.8
million shares, from 84.3 million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover dropped to 947.5 million Sri
Lankan rupees ($2.97 million), from 1.67 billion rupees in the
previous session, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net sellers in the equity market,
offloading stocks worth 56.8 million rupees of shares, while
domestic investors purchased stocks worth 907.1 million rupees
on a net basis, the data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 319.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)
(Reporting by Ashna Teresa Britto in Bengaluru; Editing by
Sohini Goswami)
April 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed higher for
a third straight session on Wednesday, supported by gains in
financials and consumer staples sector stocks.
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