C.W. Mackie, Industrial Asphalts: Top percentage gainers

Sri Lankan shares closed higher ahead of a market holiday.
The CSE All-Share index settled 0.43% higher at 23,708.70 points.

Markets will be closed on Thursday, January 15, for a local holiday. ‌Trading will ‌resume on ‌Friday, ⁠Jan.16.

C.W. Mackie and Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) were the top percentage gainers on the index, surging 27% and 25%, respectively, on the day.

Trading volume on the index jumped to 326.3 million shares from 133.3 million ‍in the previous session.

Equity market turnover rose to 9.27 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($29.96 million) from 4.94 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 2.25 billion rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 8.73 billion rupees, according to the data.