Sri Lanka shares end higher as financials lead – Markets

BENGALURU: Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided by gains in financials stocks.

The CSE All Share index settled up 0.26% at 10,654.16, snapping two consecutive weeks of losses.

The country’s key inflation rate in December accelerated to 4% from 3.4% in November, the statistics department said on Friday.

LOLC Finance and LOLC Holdings were the top gainers on the CSE All Share,…