* The CSE All Share index settled 0.25% lower at
8,892.37 on Wednesday.
* An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will
arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday, a statement from the global
lender said as the crisis-hit country prepares for the first
review of a loan programme in September.
* The delegation will visit Sri Lanka during May 11-23 as
part of regular consultations ahead of the first review mission
later this year, the IMF said in a statement.
* Expolanka Holdings Plc and Browns Investments
Plc were the top losers on the CSE All Share, falling
~1.6% and 3.6%, respectively.
* Trading volume on the index fell to 17.9 million shares
from 28 million in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover fell to 415.3 million Sri
Lankan rupees ($1.31 million) from 667.8 million rupees in the
previous session, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth
18.2 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers,
offloading shares worth 413.7 million rupees, data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 318.0000 Sri Lankan rupees)
(Reporting by Ashna Teresa Britto in ; Editing by Shweta
Agarwal)
May 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares end lower on
Wednesday, hurt by industrials stocks.
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