Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Services, Construction & Engineering and Investment Trust sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share lost 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) PLC (CM:ASPH), which rose 13.79% or 40.00 points to trade at 330.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO) added 11.85% or 46.60 points to end at 440.00 and Beruwala Resorts PLC (CM:BERU) was up 9.09% or 0.10 points to 1.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lankem Developments PLC (CM:LDEV), which fell 17.39% or 0.80 points to trade at 3.80 at the close. Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) declined 14.06% or 18.40 points to end at 112.50 and East West Properties PLC (CM:EAST) was down 12.68% or 1.80 points to 12.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 120 to 58 and 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lankem Developments PLC (CM:LDEV) fell to 5-year lows; down 17.39% or 0.80 to 3.80. Shares in Office Equipment PLC (CM:OFEQ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 14.06% or 18.40 to 112.50. Shares in Beruwala Resorts PLC (CM:BERU) rose to all time lows; rising 9.09% or 0.10 to 1.20.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.60% or 0.63 to $38.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.81% or 0.74 to hit $40.13 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.21% or 2.60 to trade at $1219.40 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.51% to 208.685, while USD/LKR fell 0.31% to 146.435.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 95.97.