Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Plantations and Investment Trust sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (CM:SWAR), which rose 13.33% or 0.200 points to trade at 1.700 at the close. Meanwhile, Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL) added 12.50% or 0.100 points to end at 0.900 and Horana Plantations PLC (CM:HOPL) was up 10.80% or 1.90 points to 19.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ), which fell 14.82% or 12.20 points to trade at 70.10 at the close. Eden Hotel Lanka PLC (CM:EDEN) declined 8.54% or 1.40 points to end at 15.00 and Amana Takaful Life Ltd (CM:ANTK) was down 6.25% or 0.10 points to 1.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 101 to 60 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) fell to 3-years lows; down 14.82% or 12.20 to 70.10. Shares in Amana Takaful Life Ltd (CM:ANTK) fell to all time lows; down 6.25% or 0.10 to 1.50.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.45% or 0.23 to $50.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.62% or 0.32 to hit $51.70 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.15% or 1.95 to trade at $1265.55 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.38% to 180.235, while USD/LKR rose 0.44% to 147.060.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 98.49.