Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Land & Property, Healthcare and Construction & Engineering sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.36% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Abans Finance PLC (CM:AFSL), which rose 24.84% or 11.40 points to trade at 57.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL) added 16.67% or 0.100 points to end at 0.700 and Lucky Lanka Milk Processing Company Ltd (CM:LLMP) was up 12.82% or 0.50 points to 4.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Standard Capital PLC (CM:SING), which fell 11.00% or 9.90 points to trade at 80.10 at the close. Arpico Finance Company PLC (CM:ARPI) declined 9.62% or 19.70 points to end at 185.00 and Huejay International Investments PLC (CM:HUEJ) was down 7.82% or 4.30 points to 50.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 131 to 64 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Abans Finance PLC (CM:AFSL) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 24.84% or 11.40 to 57.30. Shares in Lucky Lanka Milk Processing Company Ltd (CM:LLMP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 12.82% or 0.50 to 4.40.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.61% or 0.75 to $45.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.46% or 0.70 to hit $47.38 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.30% or 3.85 to trade at $1275.05 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.10% to 211.185, while USD/LKR rose 0.23% to 146.200.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 94.33.