Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Information Technology, Telecoms and Plantations sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.11% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Adam Investments Ltd (CM:ADAM), which rose 50.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.300 at the close. Meanwhile, Tess Agro PLC (CM:TESS) added 20.00% or 0.100 points to end at 0.600 and Colombo City Holdings PLC (CM:PHAR) was up 19.97% or 134.00 points to 805.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amana Takaful Life Ltd (CM:ANTK), which fell 23.30% or 2.40 points to trade at 7.90 at the close. PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) declined 20.00% or 0.100 points to end at 0.400 and Horana Plantations PLC (CM:HOPL) was down 13.00% or 2.60 points to 17.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 90 to 73 and 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Horana Plantations PLC (CM:HOPL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 13.00% or 2.60 to 17.40.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.28% or 0.18 to $65.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $71.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.81% or 9.60 to trade at $1193.80 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.06% to 204.435, while USD/LKR rose 0.03% to 160.510.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 96.22.