Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Information Technology, Footwear & Textile and Construction & Engineering sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share rose 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PC House PLC (CM:PCHO), which rose 50.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.300 at the close. Meanwhile, Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO) added 25.00% or 137.00 points to end at 685.10 and Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) PLC (CM:ASPH) was up 13.36% or 50.10 points to 425.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hunas Falls Hotels PLC (CM:HUNA), which fell 11.67% or 7.00 points to trade at 53.00 at the close. Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) declined 10.66% or 266.50 points to end at 2232.90 and Ceylon Hospitals PLC (CM:CHL) was down 9.66% or 11.50 points to 107.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 126 to 80 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO) rose to 3-years highs; up 25.00% or 137.00 to 685.10.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.07% or 0.48 to $45.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.28% or 0.14 to hit $47.83 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.66% or 7.30 to trade at $1106.40 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.37% to 212.855, while USD/LKR fell 0.37% to 140.610.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 96.48.