Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Information Technology, Healthcare and Land & Property sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.06% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH), which rose 20.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (CM:SWAR) added 20.00% or 0.300 points to end at 1.800 and Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC (CM:RPBH) was up 15.43% or 2.50 points to 18.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Good Hope PLC (CM:GOOD), which fell 23.18% or 271.70 points to trade at 900.30 at the close. SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) declined 16.67% or 0.1000 points to end at 0.5000 and Ceylon Hospitals PLC (CM:CHL) was down 11.62% or 9.30 points to 70.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 89 to 72 and 62 ended unchanged.
Shares in Good Hope PLC (CM:GOOD) fell to 5-year lows; losing 23.18% or 271.70 to 900.30. Shares in Ceylon Hospitals PLC (CM:CHL) fell to 5-year lows; down 11.62% or 9.30 to 70.70.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $66.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.13% or 0.10 to hit $76.36 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1301.80 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.20% to 213.500, while USD/LKR rose 0.17% to 159.460.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 93.58.