Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Information Technology, Footwear & Textile and Investment Trust sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Commercial Credit and Finance PLC (CM:COMN), which rose 35.86% or 19.40 points to trade at 73.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Huejay International Investments PLC (CM:HUEJ) added 14.58% or 5.60 points to end at 44.00 and Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC (CM:RPBH) was up 13.52% or 3.80 points to 31.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Standard Capital PLC (CM:SING), which fell 16.02% or 15.30 points to trade at 80.20 at the close. Property Development PLC (CM:PDL) declined 8.25% or 7.30 points to end at 81.20 and Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC (CM:LION) was down 5.85% or 25.00 points to 402.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 105 to 70 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Commercial Credit and Finance PLC (CM:COMN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 35.86% or 19.40 to 73.50.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.53% or 0.26 to $48.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.41% or 0.21 to hit $50.68 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.10% or 1.35 to trade at $1311.35 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.11% to 189.005, while USD/LKR rose 0.25% to 147.010.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.48% at 96.11.