Index records third consecutive session of gains

Sri ‌Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, led by gains in ​financial stocks.

The CSE All-Share index settled 2.9% higher at 21,130.30 points.

The index recorded its third consecutive session of gains.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon and Dialog Axiata were among the biggest boosts to the index, up 2.7% and 3.8%, respectively.

Trading volume on the index rose to 258.3 ⁠million shares, from 119.5 million ‌shares ‌in the previous ​session.

The equity market’s turnover rose to 5.43 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($16.35 million), up from 3.87 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors ⁠were ⁠net sellers, offloading stocks worth 244.4 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 5.42 billion rupees, the data showed.