Bogala Graphite, Raigam ‌Wayamba Salterns: Top gainers

Sri Lankan shares closed higher for the fifth straight session on ​Tuesday, supported by gains in all sectors except utilities.

The CSE All Share index settled up 1.42% at 22,445.89.

Bogala Graphite Lanka ‌and Raigam ‌Wayamba Salterns were ‌the ⁠top ​two ‌percentage gainers on the CSE All Share, rising 22.34% and 15.09%, respectively.

Trading volume on the CSE All Share index ⁠fell to 101.4 million shares from ‌108.4 million in ‍the previous ‍session.

Equity market turnover fell to 3.43 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($11.1 million) from 3.71 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors ⁠were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 96.5 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 3.37 billion rupees, the data showed.