Net foreign buying at CSE tops Rs. 6 b

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Net foreign buying at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has crossed Rs. 6 billion year-to-date as of Friday, reinforcing the continued bullish sentiments by non-nationals.

As of Friday, net foreign inflow amounted to Rs. 6.4 billion.

The Rs. 6 billion mark was surpassed less than a month after the Rs. 4 billion threshold was crossed in late January.

Last year net foreign inflow reached a record Rs. 40 billion, inclusive of an all-time high inflow of Rs. 22.4 billion to the primary market.