CSE boosted mainly by ​healthcare stocks

The CSE All-Share index settled marginally higher at 22,256.49 points.

SMB Leasing PLC and Bogala Graphite Lanka were the ‌top percentage gainers ‌on ​the ‌index, ⁠up ​33.3% and 10.5%, ⁠respectively, on the day.

Trading volume on the index slightly rose to 65.1 million shares from 44.3 ⁠million shares in the ‌previous ‌session.

The equity market’s turnover rose to 1.56 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($4.67 million) from 1.18 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors were net ⁠sellers, ⁠offloading stocks worth 226.6 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 1.56 billion rupees, the data showed.