Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Motors, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and Investment Trust sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.32% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Mercantile Shipping Company PLC (CM:MSL), which rose 16.19% or 12.50 points to trade at 89.70 at the close. Meanwhile, F L C Holdings PLC (CM:FREE) added 8.33% or 0.100 points to end at 1.300 and Asia Asset Finance Ltd (CM:ASAS) was up 6.67% or 0.100 points to 1.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL), which fell 22.22% or 0.400 points to trade at 1.400 at the close. Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC (CM:ASHO) declined 10.57% or 147.80 points to end at 1250.00 and Udapussellawa Plantations PLC (CM:UDPL) was down 8.99% or 1.60 points to 16.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 107 to 61 and 69 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.64% or 0.28 to $43.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.67% or 0.31 to hit $45.64 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1317.35 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.23% to 189.915, while USD/LKR fell 0.12% to 145.645.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 95.85.