Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Investment Trust, Healthcare and Power & Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV), which rose 24.68% or 70.10 points to trade at 354.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Millennium Housing Developers PLC (CM:MHDL) added 14.29% or 0.90 points to end at 7.20 and Multi Finance PLC (CM:MULT) was up 8.40% or 1.10 points to 14.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EB Creasy and Company PLC (CM:EBCR), which fell 23.99% or 299.90 points to trade at 950.10 at the close. Madulsima Plantations PLC (CM:MADU) declined 13.43% or 0.90 points to end at 5.80 and Colombo Land and Development Company PLC (CM:CLND) was down 10.71% or 3.00 points to 25.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 65 to 61 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 24.68% or 70.10 to 354.10. Shares in EB Creasy and Company PLC (CM:EBCR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 23.99% or 299.90 to 950.10. Shares in Madulsima Plantations PLC (CM:MADU) fell to 5-year lows; down 13.43% or 0.90 to 5.80.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.21% or 0.63 to $52.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.14% or 0.62 to hit $54.78 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.21% or 2.55 to trade at $1198.95 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.39% to 185.615, while USD/LKR rose 0.07% to 150.220.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.30% at 101.40.