Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Beverages & Tobacco, Plantations and Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.25% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PC House PLC (CM:PCHO), which rose 50.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL) added 20.00% or 0.200 points to end at 1.200 and Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CM:CCS) was up 19.37% or 68.80 points to 424.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL), which fell 20.87% or 474.90 points to trade at 1800.10 at the close. Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC (CM:DPL) declined 17.24% or 2.50 points to end at 12.00 and Serendib Hotels PLC (CM:SHOT) was down 8.75% or 3.50 points to 36.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 114 to 113 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CM:CCS) rose to all time highs; rising 19.37% or 68.80 to 424.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.01% or 0.49 to $49.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.75% or 0.94 to hit $54.31 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.57% or 6.20 to trade at $1087.10 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.27% to 209.780, while USD/LKR rose 0.55% to 134.500.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.17% at 97.39.