Investing.com – Sri Lanka equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Information Technology, Investment Trust and Stores & Supplies sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share gained 0.13% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Bansei Royal Resorts Hikkaduwa Limited (CM:BANS), which rose 14.13% or 1.30 points to trade at 10.50 at the close. Capital Alliance Finance PLC (CM:CAFL) added 11.54% or 1.20 points to end at 11.60 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 Central Industries PLC (CM:CIND), which lost 51.77% or 60.10 points to trade at 56.00 in late trade. Serendib Land PLC (CM:SLND) declined 15.72% or 261.20 points to end at 1400.00 and Chilaw Finance PLC (CM:CHIL) shed 7.87% or 1.70 points to 19.90.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 108 to 67 and 52 ended unchanged on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 4.00% or 1.58 to $41.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 3.76% or 1.57 to hit $43.37 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.60% or 8.25 to trade at $1364.35 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.75% to 194.925, while USD/LKR fell 0.16% to 145.905.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 95.51.