Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Investment Trust, Services and Diversified Holdings sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Hunas Falls Hotels PLC (CM:HUNA), which rose 24.95% or 12.50 points to trade at 62.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Hemas Power PLC (CM:HPWR) added 21.05% or 4.00 points to end at 23.00 and Hotel Sigiriya PLC (CM:HSIG) was up 13.95% or 8.20 points to 67.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Serendib Land PLC (CM:SLND), which fell 17.32% or 256.70 points to trade at 1225.00 at the close. Tea Smallholder Factories PLC (CM:TSML) declined 12.41% or 4.90 points to end at 34.60 and Kahawatte Plantations PLC (CM:KAHA) was down 10.25% or 4.10 points to 35.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 102 to 70 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hemas Power PLC (CM:HPWR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 21.05% or 4.00 to 23.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.41% or 0.25 to $61.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.51% or 0.33 to hit $64.66 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 6.90 to trade at $1362.20 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.44% to 218.800, while USD/LKR rose 0.18% to 155.200.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 88.50.