Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Footwear & Textile, Power & Energy and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV), which rose 18.87% or 55.00 points to trade at 346.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Elpitiya Plantations PLC (CM:ELPL) added 11.35% or 2.60 points to end at 25.50 and Dolphin Hotels PLC (CM:STAF) was up 10.69% or 5.60 points to 58.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ), which fell 15.98% or 399.40 points to trade at 2100.00 at the close. Blue Diamonds Jewellery Worldwide PLC (CM:BLUE) declined 14.29% or 0.20 points to end at 1.40 and PC Pharma PLC (CM:PCPH) was down 14.29% or 0.10 points to 0.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 110 to 109 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 18.87% or 55.00 to 346.50. Shares in PC Pharma PLC (CM:PCPH) fell to all time lows; losing 14.29% or 0.10 to 0.70.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.20% or 0.10 to $49.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.43% or 0.23 to hit $53.13 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.93% or 10.70 to trade at $1166.60 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.21% to 214.925, while USD/LKR fell 0.03% to 140.305.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 94.75.