Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Motors and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share lost 0.03% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Lake House Printers and Publishers PLC (CM:LPRT), which rose 17.39% or 20.00 points to trade at 135.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Capital Alliance Finance PLC (CM:CAFL) added 12.14% or 1.70 points to end at 15.70 and Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL) was up 10.00% or 0.100 points to 1.100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Serendib Land PLC (CM:SLND), which fell 19.01% or 281.70 points to trade at 1200.00 at the close. Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO) declined 8.46% or 38.90 points to end at 421.00 and Bimputh Finance PLC (CM:BIMP) was down 6.54% or 3.10 points to 44.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 98 to 73 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in Serendib Land PLC (CM:SLND) fell to 52-week lows; losing 19.01% or 281.70 to 1200.00. Shares in Capital Alliance Finance PLC (CM:CAFL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 12.14% or 1.70 to 15.70.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.38% or 0.64 to $46.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.40% or 0.68 to hit $49.28 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.06 to trade at $1251.24 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.12% to 199.820, while USD/LKR fell 0.01% to 153.540.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 93.82.