Shares mark their best day in nearly a year

Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Tuesday, led by broad-based gains across sectors.

The CSE All-Share index rose nearly 3.5% to 21,071.23, marking its biggest single-day percentage jump since April 2025. On Monday, the index ‌had dropped ‌1.3%.

Conglomerate ​Kerner ‌Haus ⁠Global ​Solutions Plc and ⁠Renuka Foods Plc were the biggest gainers on the CSE All-Share index, rising 24.9% and 20.9%, respectively.

Trading volume ⁠doubled to 193.4 million ‌shares, ‌compared to the previous ​session.

The ‌equity market’s turnover rose ‌to 4.22 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($13.4 million), compared with 2.37 billion rupees in the previous ‌session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors were ⁠net ⁠sellers of shares worth 662 million rupees in the equity market, while domestic investors were net buyers of shares worth 4.17 billion rupees, data showed.