Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Information Technology, Investment Trust and Stores & Supplies sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share rose 0.13% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Bansei Royal Resorts Hikkaduwa Limited (CM:BANS), which rose 14.13% or 1.30 points to trade at 10.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Capital Alliance Finance PLC (CM:CAFL) added 11.54% or 1.20 points to end at 11.60 and F L C Holdings PLC (CM:FREE) was up 8.33% or 0.100 points to 1.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Central Industries PLC (CM:CIND), which fell 51.77% or 60.10 points to trade at 56.00 at the close. Serendib Land PLC (CM:SLND) declined 15.72% or 261.20 points to end at 1400.00 and Chilaw Finance PLC (CM:CHIL) was down 7.87% or 1.70 points to 19.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 108 to 67 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in Central Industries PLC (CM:CIND) fell to 52-week lows; down 51.77% or 60.10 to 56.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 4.00% or 1.58 to $41.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 3.76% or 1.57 to hit $43.37 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.60% or 8.25 to trade at $1364.35 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.75% to 194.925, while USD/LKR fell 0.16% to 145.905.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 95.51.