Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Services and Footwear & Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share rose 0.23% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO), which rose 15.83% or 9.50 points to trade at 69.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercantile Shipping Company PLC (CM:MSL) added 13.86% or 10.70 points to end at 87.90 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 Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL), which fell 21.65% or 497.50 points to trade at 1800.70 at the close. Colombo Fort Investments PLC (CM:CFI) declined 11.11% or 10.00 points to end at 80.00 and Raigam Wayamba Salterns PLC (CM:RAIG) was down 8.33% or 0.200 points to 2.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 97 to 87 and 59 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.30% or 0.14 to $46.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.32% or 0.16 to hit $49.69 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.41% or 5.50 to trade at $1354.30 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.05% to 188.550, while USD/LKR fell 0.26% to 144.555.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.44.