Real estate, financial stocks boost CSE index

Sri ‌Lankan shares closed higher on Monday, led by gains in ​real estate and financial stocks.

The CSE All-Share index settled 0.8% higher at 23,900.11 points.

Kerner Haus Global Solutions PLC and ‌Ceylon Land & ‌Equity PLC ​were ‌the ⁠top ​percentage gainers ⁠on the index, surging about 19% each, on the day.

Trading volume on the index jumped to 243.8 ⁠million shares from 191.3 million ‌shares ‌in the previous ​session.

Equity market turnover fell to 5.63 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($18.21 million) from 8.51 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors ⁠were ⁠net sellers, offloading shares worth 268.4 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 5.53 billion rupees, the data showed.