Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Information Technology, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share rose 0.19% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (CM:SWAR), which rose 53.33% or 0.800 points to trade at 2.300 at the close. Meanwhile, SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) added 16.67% or 0.1000 points to end at 0.7000 and Amana Takaful Life Ltd (CM:ANTK) was up 15.38% or 0.20 points to 1.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Serendib Hotels PLC (CM:SHOT), which fell 17.18% or 3.90 points to trade at 18.80 at the close. Amaya Leisure PLC (CM:CONN) declined 12.62% or 6.80 points to end at 47.10 and Kahawatte Plantations PLC (CM:KAHA) was down 11.75% or 4.70 points to 35.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 101 to 82 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (CM:SWAR) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 53.33% or 0.800 to 2.300. Shares in Amaya Leisure PLC (CM:CONN) fell to 5-year lows; falling 12.62% or 6.80 to 47.10.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.41% or 0.25 to $61.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.16% or 0.76 to hit $64.91 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.22% or 16.50 to trade at $1339.70 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.15% to 217.475, while USD/LKR fell 0.03% to 155.440.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 89.58.