By Reuters Staff
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April 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a ninth straight session on Thursday, as financial and industrial stocks gained.
* The CSE All-Share Index rose 1.4% to close at 7,664.38 points after a two-day holiday. The index, up over 13.1% for the year, is set for its longest winning streak this year.
* Conglomerate Lanka ORIX Leasing Company Plc and investment company Browns Investments Plc were the top boosts to the index, gaining 7.1% and 4.8%, respectively.
* Sri Lanka’s government bonds jumped to their highest level since September on Monday, on reports that the government had sealed a long-awaited $500 million loan deal with the China Development Bank.