Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, aided by the information technology sector.

The CSE All-Share index settled 1.17% higher at 17,025.99, gaining for the eighth straight session.

Nation Lanka Finance and Ambeon Holdings were the top gainers by percentage on the index, up 33.3% and 25%, respectively.

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Trading volume on the index fell to 304.3 million shares from 338.2 million shares in the previous session.

The equity market’s turnover fell to 9.78 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($32.8 million) from 10.66 billion rupees, according to exchange data.

Foreign investors net sold stocks worth 1.18 billion rupees, while domestic investors net bought shares worth 9.17 billion rupees, the data showed.