Consumer staple, financial stocks lift Sri Lankan shares
Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, led by consumer staple and financial stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 1.5% higher at 20,267.15 points, recording its third consecutive session of gains. Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka and Hatton National Bank were the biggest boosts to the index, up 4.81% and 2.13%, respectively, on the day. Trading volume on the index rose to 117.4 million…
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