Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Power & Energy, Investment Trust and Trading sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.30% to hit a new 3-years low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB), which rose 25.00% or 0.1000 points to trade at 0.5000 at the close. Meanwhile, Lighthouse Hotel PLC (CM:LHL) added 20.00% or 6.00 points to end at 36.00 and Blue Diamonds Jewellery Worldwide PLC (CM:BLUE) was up 16.67% or 0.100 points to 0.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Huejay International Investments PLC (CM:HUEJ), which fell 23.53% or 6.00 points to trade at 19.50 at the close. PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) declined 20.00% or 0.100 points to end at 0.400 and Lee Hedges PLC (CM:SHAW) was down 19.00% or 13.30 points to 56.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 81 to 71 and 58 ended unchanged.
Shares in Huejay International Investments PLC (CM:HUEJ) fell to all time lows; losing 23.53% or 6.00 to 19.50. Shares in Lee Hedges PLC (CM:SHAW) fell to 52-week lows; down 19.00% or 13.30 to 56.70.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.67% or 0.46 to $69.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.97% or 0.77 to hit $80.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1231.20 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.05% to 223.595, while USD/LKR rose 0.13% to 171.510.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 95.64.