Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Construction & Engineering, Services and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 656.50 at the close. Meanwhile, MTD Walkers PLC (CM:KAPI) added 24.55% or 2.70 points to end at 13.70 and EB Creasy and Company PLC (CM:EBCR) was up 21.60% or 301.60 points to 1698.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB), which fell 20.00% or 0.1000 points to trade at 0.4000 at the close. Trade Finance & Investments PLC (CM:TFIL) declined 18.75% or 12.00 points to end at 52.00 and Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO) was down 14.75% or 8.70 points to 50.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 109 to 66 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV) unchanged to all time highs; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 656.50. Shares in SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) fell to 5-year lows; down 20.00% or 0.1000 to 0.4000.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.21% or 0.15 to $69.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.57% or 0.44 to hit $78.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 2.80 to trade at $1207.20 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.63% to 208.030, while USD/LKR rose 0.06% to 161.590.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 95.06.