Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Information Technology, Healthcare and Footwear & Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share rose 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Mercantile Shipping Company PLC (CM:MSL), which rose 21.61% or 18.30 points to trade at 103.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Lee Hedges PLC (CM:SHAW) added 15.13% or 59.00 points to end at 449.00 and Namunukula Plantations PLC (CM:NAMU) was up 14.29% or 8.50 points to 68.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL), which fell 11.21% or 255.00 points to trade at 2020.00 at the close. Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC (CM:ASHO) declined 10.80% or 163.40 points to end at 1350.00 and Hapugastenne Plantations PLC (CM:HAPU) was down 10.45% or 2.10 points to 18.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 101 to 79 and 46 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.41% or 0.58 to $41.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.91% or 0.82 to hit $43.73 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.74% or 9.20 to trade at $1244.20 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.70% to 207.450, while USD/LKR fell 0.01% to 145.195.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 94.31.