Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Investment Trust, Information Technology and Footwear & Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.31% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PC House PLC (CM:PCHO), which rose 100.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Asia Capital PLC (CM:ACAP) added 15.71% or 1.10 points to end at 8.10 and SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) was up 12.50% or 0.1000 points to 0.9000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kahawatte Plantations PLC (CM:KAHA), which fell 7.95% or 3.30 points to trade at 38.20 at the close. Blue Diamonds Jewellery Worldwide PLC (CM:BLUE) declined 7.69% or 0.100 points to end at 1.200 and Standard Capital PLC (CM:SING) was down 5.43% or 3.50 points to 61.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 123 to 60 and 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in PC House PLC (CM:PCHO) rose to 52-week highs; rising 100.00% or 0.100 to 0.200.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.88% or 0.39 to $43.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.81% or 0.38 to hit $46.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.27 to trade at $1207.43 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.02% to 197.855, while USD/LKR rose 0.02% to 153.690.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 95.89.