Investing.com – Sri Lanka equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Information Technology, Footwear & Textile and Investment Trust sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Standard Capital PLC (CM:SING), which lost 16.02% or 15.30 points to trade at 80.20 in late trade. Property Development PLC (CM:PDL) declined 8.25% or 7.30 points to end at 81.20 and Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC (CM:LION) shed 5.85% or 25.00 points to 402.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 105 to 70 and 60 ended unchanged on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.53% or 0.26 to $48.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.45% or 0.23 to hit $50.66 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.