Dec 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed little changed on Wednesday, after logging two straight sessions of losses, as gains in consumer discretionary and staples offset a drop in energy stocks.
* The CSE All-Share index was up 0.06% at 11,915.18 points at the closing bell. For the year, the index has risen nearly 76%.
* Financial services provider Senkadagala Finance Plc fell 22.6% and was the top drag on the index. Conglomerate Hayleys Plc and non-banking financial company SMB Leasing Plc rose 3.4% and 20%, respectively and were top boosts to the index.
* Sri Lanka's central bank governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, said in a tweet on Wednesday that the country's official foreign exchange reserves have risen to around $3.1 billion and would remain at that level until year-end.
* According to sources, Sri Lanka's reserves have been topped up after a $1.5 billion currency swap with the People's Bank of China was finalised.
* The equity market's turnover was 5.85 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($28.89 million)on Wednesday, according to stock exchange data https://www.cse.lk/pages/daily-market-summary/daily-market-summary.component.html.
* Trading volume jumped to 809.4 million shares from 317.4 million shares in the previous session.
* Foreign investors were net sellers in the equity market, offloading shares worth 511.1 million rupees, as per exchange data.
* The island-nation has reported 584,586 coronavirus cases and 14,923 deaths, as of Wednesday, data from the country's health bureau showed https://bit.ly/3rFnGyb.
* About 63.45% of Sri Lanka's population has been fully vaccinated, according to data from Johns Hopkins University https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/sri-lanka.
* For a report on global markets, click ($1 = 202.5000 Sri Lankan rupees) (Reporting by Shivani Singh in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)
