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Sri Lanka stocks higher at close of trade; CSE All-Share up 0.58%

Published 05/05/2017, 06:45 AM
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Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Information Technology, Construction & Engineering and Footwear & Textile sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.58% to hit a new 6-months high.

The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL), which rose 33.33% or 0.300 points to trade at 1.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Nanda Investments and Finance PLC (CM:NAND) added 17.73% or 2.50 points to end at 16.60 and SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) was up 14.29% or 0.1000 points to 0.8000 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH), which fell 11.11% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.800 at the close. Palm Garden Hotels PLC (CM:PALM) declined 5.03% or 1.50 points to end at 28.30 and Kotagala Plantations PLC (CM:KOTA) was down 4.72% or 0.60 points to 12.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 130 to 57 and 55 ended unchanged.

Shares in Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 33.33% or 0.300 to 1.200. Shares in PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) fell to 3-years lows; down 11.11% or 0.100 to 0.800. Shares in Nanda Investments and Finance PLC (CM:NAND) rose to 5-year highs; up 17.73% or 2.50 to 16.60.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $45.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.33% or 0.16 to hit $48.54 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 6.89 to trade at $1235.49 a troy ounce.

GBP/LKR was up 0.46% to 197.155, while USD/LKR rose 0.37% to 152.360.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 98.75.

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