Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Information Technology, Stores & Supplies and Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share fell 0.42% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Selinsing PLC (CM:SELI), which rose 11.99% or 179.90 points to trade at 1679.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Udapussellawa Plantations PLC (CM:UDPL) added 9.37% or 2.40 points to end at 28.00 and Lake House Printers and Publishers PLC (CM:LPRT) was up 9.27% or 10.60 points to 125.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PC Pharma PLC (CM:PCPH), which fell 11.11% or 0.10 points to trade at 0.90 at the close. Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL) declined 11.11% or 0.100 points to end at 0.800 and Nuwara Eliya Hotels Co PLC (CM:NEH) was down 11.03% or 174.80 points to 1410.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 133 to 81 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in PC Pharma PLC (CM:PCPH) fell to 52-week lows; falling 11.11% or 0.10 to 0.90.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.84% or 0.40 to $46.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.52% or 0.27 to hit $50.41 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.17% or 1.90 to trade at $1122.60 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.72% to 207.530, while USD/LKR rose 0.85% to 135.995.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 96.30.