Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, led by information technology and energy stocks.
* The CSE All-Share index ASI settled 0.22% higher at 15,882.06 points.
* Ceylinco Holdings 
CINS.N0000 and Lanka Ashok Leyland 
ASHO.N0000 were the top gainers by index points, up 96.5 points and 49 points, respectively, on the day.
* Trading volume on the index fell to 47.37 million shares from 88.14 million shares in the previous session.
* The equity market’s turnover rose to 2.14 billion Sri Lankan rupees from 1.64 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net sellers, offloading stocks worth 101.4 million rupees, while domestic investors were net buyers, purchasing shares worth 2.041 billion rupees, the data showed.
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