Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Land & Property, Beverages & Tobacco and Power & Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share rose 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL), which rose 28.57% or 0.200 points to trade at 0.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercantile Shipping Company PLC (CM:MSL) added 19.97% or 14.00 points to end at 84.10 and Paragon Ceylon PLC (CM:PARA) was up 13.97% or 9.50 points to 77.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hapugastenne Plantations PLC (CM:HAPU), which fell 21.50% or 4.30 points to trade at 15.70 at the close. Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (CM:KVAL) declined 20.29% or 15.20 points to end at 59.70 and Waskaduwa Beach Resort PLC (CM:CITW) was down 15.38% or 0.60 points to 3.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 87 to 80 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Paragon Ceylon PLC (CM:PARA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 13.97% or 9.50 to 77.50.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.49% or 0.26 to $53.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.47% or 0.26 to hit $55.64 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 5.85 to trade at $1232.35 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.01% to 185.260, while USD/LKR fell 0.05% to 151.190.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 101.55.