Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Plantations, Information Technology and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share fell 0.09% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Ceylon Printers PLC (CM:CPRT), which rose 19.07% or 13.60 points to trade at 84.90 at the close. Meanwhile, PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) added 16.67% or 0.100 points to end at 0.700 and Samson International PLC (CM:SIL) was up 16.00% or 12.80 points to 92.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Agalawatte Plantations PLC (CM:AGAL), which fell 12.66% or 2.90 points to trade at 20.00 at the close. Horana Plantations PLC (CM:HOPL) declined 11.32% or 3.00 points to end at 23.50 and Hapugastenne Plantations PLC (CM:HAPU) was down 11.23% or 3.10 points to 24.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 81 to 63 and 53 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.59% or 0.34 to $57.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.52% or 0.33 to hit $63.56 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.30 to trade at $1260.80 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.21% to 204.280, while USD/LKR rose 0.03% to 153.190.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 93.30.