Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Information Technology, Construction & Engineering and Footwear & Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share lost 0.33% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ), which rose 25.00% or 572.80 points to trade at 2864.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Muller & Phipps PLC (CM:MULL) added 15.38% or 0.20 points to end at 1.50 and Kalamazoo Systems PLC (CM:KZOO) was up 12.02% or 427.00 points to 3980.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH), which fell 8.70% or 0.20 points to trade at 2.10 at the close. Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL) declined 7.69% or 0.10 points to end at 1.30 and Serendib Hotels PLC (CM:SHOT) was down 7.63% or 2.90 points to 35.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 130 to 98 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) rose to 52-week highs; up 25.00% or 572.80 to 2864.00. Shares in PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.70% or 0.20 to 2.10. Shares in Kalamazoo Systems PLC (CM:KZOO) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 12.02% or 427.00 to 3980.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.38% or 0.65 to $46.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.68% or 0.83 to hit $48.91 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.23% or 2.60 to trade at $1116.40 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.06% to 217.260, while USD/LKR fell 0.68% to 140.015.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 95.35.