CSE All Share index settles up 0.6%

Sri ‌Lankan shares closed higher on Wednesday, aided by gains ​across sectors.

The CSE All Share index settled up 0.6% at 22,261.48.

Hikkaduwa Beach Resort PLC and Hunter & Company PLC were ‌the top ‌percentage gainers ​on ‌the ⁠CSE ​All Share index, ⁠rising 19.6% and 8.6%, respectively.

Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 188 million shares ⁠from 261.7 million ‌in ‌the previous session.

​The equity market’s turnover fell to 3.05 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($9.67 million) from 5.02 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors were ⁠net ⁠sellers, offloading stocks worth 172.4 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 3 billion rupees, the data showed.