Nov 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares ended higher for a second straight session on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in industrial and consumer staples stocks.
** The benchmark stock index ended up 1.07% at 5,905.91.
** Shares in conglomerates ExpoLanka holdings and John Keells Holdings rose 7.2% and 1.7%, respectively, and were the top boosts to the index.
** Cold chain facility operator Tess Agro and Muller & Phipps ended the day 20% higher to be the top percentage gainers, while Nestle Lanka advanced 3.5%.
** Ceylon Tobacco and investment firm Carson Cumberbatch shed 0.9% and 3%, respectively, and were the top drags on the index.
** Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index rose to 242.1 million from 169 million in the previous session.
** Foreign investors were net sellers in the equity market, offloading 408.4 million rupees ($2.22 million) worth of shares, according to exchange data.
** Equity market turnover was 3.53 billion rupees, exchange data showed.
** Global markets were whipsawed, while bonds and the dollar gained on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted.
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