Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Plantations, Telecoms and Footwear & Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share fell 0.54% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PC House PLC (CM:PCHO), which rose 50.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Hunas Falls Hotels PLC (CM:HUNA) added 14.88% or 7.90 points to end at 61.00 and Tess Agro PLC (CM:TESS) was up 14.29% or 0.20 points to 1.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO), which fell 22.17% or 14.30 points to trade at 50.20 at the close. Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL) declined 12.50% or 0.100 points to end at 0.700 and AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV) was down 10.71% or 30.00 points to 250.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 122 to 91 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL) fell to 52-week lows; down 12.50% or 0.100 to 0.700. Shares in AIA Insurance Lanka PLC (CM:AVIV) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.71% or 30.00 to 250.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.31% or 0.17 to $57.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.64% or 0.40 to hit $62.41 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.63% or 7.40 to trade at $1161.90 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.30% to 210.310, while USD/LKR rose 0.65% to 134.750.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 96.44.