Bourse closes at 1-week high

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REUTERS: Shares closed at their one-week high on Friday as investors bought diversified shares including in market heavyweight John Keells Holdings. The main share index ended 0.93%, or 55.61 points, firmer at 6,041.06, its highest closing since 11 July. Foreign investors sold net Rs. 184 million ($ 1.40 million) in shares but the Bourse has seen a net inflow of Rs. 16.65 billion year-to-date. John Keells closed up 4.16% at Rs. 260.10. Turnover was Rs. 719.1 million ($ 5.46 million), Bourse data showed, well below this year’s daily average of around Rs. 960 million.

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