Investing.com – Sri Lanka equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Footwear & Textile, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.51%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Selinsing PLC (CM:SELI), which rose 22.23% or 300.10 points to trade at 1649.90 at the close. Indo Malay PLC (CM:INDO) added 20.55% or 340.90 points to end at 1999.90 and Ceylon Leather Products PLC (CM:CLPL) was up 15.20% or 9.50 points to 72.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kalamazoo Systems PLC (CM:KZOO), which lost 23.20% or 603.10 points to trade at 1997.00 in late trade. AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV) declined 18.33% or 60.50 points to end at 269.50 and Kelsey Developments PLC (CM:KDL) shed 13.28% or 8.50 points to 55.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 115 to 69 and 50 ended unchanged on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.68% or 0.26 to $38.06 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.10% or 0.04 to hit $40.09 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.59% or 7.30 to trade at $1235.90 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.25% to 214.105, while USD/LKR fell 0.18% to 148.940.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.54.