Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Diversified Holdings, Footwear & Textile and Motors sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Carson Cumberbatch PLC (CM:CARS), which rose 22.82% or 57.60 points to trade at 310.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hapugastenne Plantations PLC (CM:HAPU) added 19.02% or 3.10 points to end at 19.40 and Tangerine Beach Hotels PLC (CM:TANG) was up 18.18% or 10.00 points to 65.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hunas Falls Hotels PLC (CM:HUNA), which fell 11.07% or 5.60 points to trade at 45.00 at the close. Nation Lanka Finance PLC (CM:CSF) declined 8.33% or 0.10 points to end at 1.10 and Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC (CM:LION) was down 8.20% or 41.00 points to 459.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 85 to 56 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hunas Falls Hotels PLC (CM:HUNA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 11.07% or 5.60 to 45.00. Shares in Nation Lanka Finance PLC (CM:CSF) fell to all time lows; down 8.33% or 0.10 to 1.10. Shares in Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC (CM:LION) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.20% or 41.00 to 459.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.53% or 0.22 to $40.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.07% or 0.03 to hit $41.23 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.66% or 8.30 to trade at $1246.00 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.20% to 209.440, while USD/LKR rose 0.19% to 145.240.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.03% at 95.10.