Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Information Technology and Footwear & Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Udapussellawa Plantations PLC (CM:UDPL), which rose 10.56% or 1.90 points to trade at 19.90 at the close. Meanwhile, F L C Holdings PLC (CM:FREE) added 9.09% or 0.100 points to end at 1.200 and Marawila Resorts PLC (CM:MARA) was up 8.70% or 0.200 points to 2.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO), which fell 13.00% or 59.80 points to trade at 400.10 at the close. Selinsing PLC (CM:SELI) declined 11.10% or 149.80 points to end at 1200.00 and Muller & Phipps PLC (CM:MULL) was down 8.33% or 0.100 points to 1.100.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 71 to 68 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Muller & Phipps PLC (CM:MULL) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.33% or 0.100 to 1.100.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.62% or 0.32 to $52.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.55% or 0.30 to hit $55.24 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1184.85 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 1.07% to 180.400, while USD/LKR fell 0.63% to 148.930.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 101.84.