Sri Lanka shares snap six-week gaining streak – Markets

Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Friday, aided by financials and consumer staples stocks.

The CSE All-Share index settled 0.73% higher at 15,926.00.

For the week, the index closed 0.77% lower, snapping its six-week gaining streak.

Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) Plc and Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) Plc were the top gainers on the index, up 25% and 18%, respectively.

Trading volume on the index fell…