Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Manufacturing and Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.22% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PC House PLC (CM:PCHO), which rose 50.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL) added 14.29% or 0.100 points to end at 0.800 and PC Pharma PLC (CM:PCPH) was up 9.09% or 0.10 points to 1.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nation Lanka Finance PLC (CM:CSF), which fell 20.59% or 0.70 points to trade at 2.70 at the close. Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) declined 17.47% or 349.30 points to end at 1650.00 and Orient Garments PLC (CM:ORIE) was down 9.03% or 1.40 points to 14.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 108 to 98 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nation Lanka Finance PLC (CM:CSF) fell to all time lows; falling 20.59% or 0.70 to 2.70. Shares in Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 17.47% or 349.30 to 1650.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.31% or 0.18 to $59.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $63.20 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.15% or 1.70 to trade at $1173.50 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.21% to 210.570, while USD/LKR fell 0.05% to 133.735.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 95.35.