Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Services, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and Plantations sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share fell 0.08% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Paragon Ceylon PLC (CM:PARA), which rose 20.97% or 13.00 points to trade at 75.00 at the close. Meanwhile, SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) added 16.67% or 0.1000 points to end at 0.7000 and Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL) was up 15.83% or 273.40 points to 2000.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO), which fell 24.00% or 12.00 points to trade at 38.00 at the close. Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL) declined 12.50% or 0.100 points to end at 0.700 and Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (CM:SWAR) was down 10.00% or 0.100 points to 0.900.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 86 to 73 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO) fell to 3-years lows; down 24.00% or 12.00 to 38.00.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.47% or 0.27 to $57.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $63.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1260.20 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.23% to 205.400, while USD/LKR fell 0.07% to 153.100.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 93.48.