Aug 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their highest level in almost seven months on Wednesday, boosted by strong gains in the financial sector.

* The CSE All-Share index rose 1.02% to 8,756.63 points.

* The benchmark index closed higher for a third consecutive session and has gained more than 6% this week so far.

* Financial services provider Commercial Leasing and Finance Plc was the top boost to the index, closing 19.1% higher while conglomerate Expolanka Holdings Plc rose 3.3%.

* Sri Lanka reported https://hpb.health.gov.lk/covid19-dashboard 190 fatalities due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 7,750.

* COVID-19 cases rose by 4,446 in the last 24 hours, crossing the 400,000-mark even as the island-nation remains under a 10-day lockdown.

* Data https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/sri-lanka from Johns Hopkins University showed the country has fully vaccinated 26.64% of its population so far.

* Twenty-nine stocks hit fresh highs, while 27 companies hit new lows on the main exchange, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.

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