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Communications stocks lift Sri Lankan shares higher

Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, led by communications stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.56% higher at 22,157.40 points. Sri Lanka Telecom PLC and Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka were among the biggest boosts to the index, up 8.1% and 1.1%, respectively, on the day. Trading volume on the index fell to 87.1 million shares from 171.8 million shares in the previous session. The…

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