Jan 7 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares closed at a five-year high on Thursday, recording gains for an eighth straight session, led by a rally in consumer staples.
* The CSE All Share Index finished up 0.87% at 7,097.84, the highest closing rate since October 2015.
* The index gained 10.5% in 2020, the best performance since 2014.
* Trade volume on the index rose to 1 billion on Thursday from 760.1 million in the previous session.
* Browns Investments Plc and Lanka ORIX Leasing Company PLC were the top winners on the index, closing 19.3% and 7.7% higher.
* Foreign investors were net sellers, downloading shares worth 374.7 million Sri Lankan rupees ($ 2.00 million), according to exchange data.
* Sri Lankan rupee was last recalled at 187 against the US dollar as 1143 GMT, according to Refinitiv data.
* Market trading value was around 9.1 billion rupees, exchange data showed.
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* For a report on big money, click ($ 1 = 187.0000 Sri Lankan rupees) (Reported by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; edited by Uttaresh.V)