Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Footwear & Textile, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO), which rose 23.75% or 95.00 points to trade at 495.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Multi Finance PLC (CM:MULT) added 20.87% or 2.40 points to end at 13.90 and PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) was up 16.67% or 0.100 points to 0.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC (CM:SWAD), which fell 21.95% or 2812.50 points to trade at 10000.00 at the close. Taprobane Holdings PLC (CM:AMBE) declined 19.23% or 1.000 points to end at 4.200 and Samson International PLC (CM:SIL) was down 14.23% or 13.90 points to 83.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 127 to 51 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taprobane Holdings PLC (CM:AMBE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 19.23% or 1.000 to 4.200.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.10% or 0.07 to $67.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $71.85 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.50 to trade at $1242.20 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.06% to 211.630, while USD/LKR unchanged 0.00% to 159.810.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.21.