Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Construction & Engineering and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share rose 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH), which rose 27.27% or 0.300 points to trade at 1.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Harischandra Mills PLC (CM:HARI) added 24.99% or 599.80 points to end at 3000.00 and SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) was up 20.00% or 0.1000 points to 0.6000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ceylon Printers PLC (CM:CPRT), which fell 22.72% or 14.70 points to trade at 50.00 at the close. Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) declined 13.10% or 7.60 points to end at 50.40 and Lankem Developments PLC (CM:LDEV) was down 12.50% or 0.400 points to 2.800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 96 to 83 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in Harischandra Mills PLC (CM:HARI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 24.99% or 599.80 to 3000.00. Shares in Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 13.10% or 7.60 to 50.40. Shares in Lankem Developments PLC (CM:LDEV) fell to 5-year lows; falling 12.50% or 0.400 to 2.800.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.57% or 0.31 to $54.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.64% or 0.36 to hit $56.30 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1238.95 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.28% to 188.705, while USD/LKR fell 0.23% to 151.470.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 101.64.