Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Information Technology and Plantations sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share lost 0.12% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Radiant Gems International PLC (CM:RGEM), which rose 19.71% or 4.10 points to trade at 24.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Union Chemicals Lanka PLC (CM:UCHE) added 18.76% or 78.80 points to end at 498.80 and SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) was up 16.67% or 0.1000 points to 0.7000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lanka Cement PLC (CM:LCEM), which fell 23.64% or 1.30 points to trade at 4.20 at the close. PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) declined 14.29% or 0.100 points to end at 0.600 and Lucky Lanka Milk Processing Company Ltd (CM:LLMP) was down 11.11% or 0.200 points to 1.600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 80 to 79 and 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lucky Lanka Milk Processing Company Ltd (CM:LLMP) fell to all time lows; down 11.11% or 0.200 to 1.600.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.26% or 0.17 to $64.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $68.99 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.12% or 14.90 to trade at $1342.30 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.03% to 220.155, while USD/LKR rose 0.03% to 156.180.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 89.31.