Investing.com – Sri Lanka equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Services and Footwear & Textile sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.23% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO), which rose 15.83% or 9.50 points to trade at 69.50 at the close. Mercantile Shipping Company PLC (CM:MSL) added 13.86% or 10.70 points to end at 87.90 and F L C Holdings PLC (CM:FREE) was up 8.33% or 0.100 points to 1.300 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL), which lost 21.65% or 497.50 points to trade at 1800.70 in late trade. Colombo Fort Investments PLC (CM:CFI) declined 11.11% or 10.00 points to end at 80.00 and Raigam Wayamba Salterns PLC (CM:RAIG) shed 8.33% or 0.200 points to 2.200.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 97 to 87 and 59 ended unchanged on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.30% or 0.14 to $46.93 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.32% or 0.16 to hit $49.69 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.41% or 5.55 to trade at $1354.35 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.05% to 188.550, while USD/LKR fell 0.26% to 144.555.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.44.