PHOTO
A broker looks at a computer screen showing the movement of the market since the morning opening, at the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka March 9, 2016. Image used for illustrative purpose only. Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters
Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Friday, dragged by losses in consumer staples stocks.
* The CSE All Share index settled down 0.19% at 11,403.92.
* For the week, the index fell 1.66%.
* C T Holdings PLC and Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC were the top losers on the CSE All Share, falling 13.04% and 3.61%, respectively.
* Trading volume on the CSE All Share index fell to 129.4 million shares from 133.9 million shares in the previous session.
* The equity market's turnover fell to 4.18 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($12.92 million) from 4.65 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data.
* Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 285.9 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 3.90 billion rupees, the data showed.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 323.499 Sri Lankan rupees) (Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)
