Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Construction & Engineering, Information Technology and Plantations sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share lost 0.14% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Anilana Hotels & Properties Ltd (CM:ANIL), which rose 20.00% or 0.200 points to trade at 1.200 at the close. Meanwhile, J L Morison Sons & Jones (Ceylon) PLC (CM:MORI) added 15.20% or 95.00 points to end at 720.00 and Nation Lanka Finance PLC (CM:CSF) was up 14.29% or 0.100 points to 0.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capital Alliance Finance PLC (CM:CAFL), which fell 12.45% or 5.70 points to trade at 40.10 at the close. Tea Smallholder Factories PLC (CM:TSML) declined 11.76% or 4.00 points to end at 30.00 and ASCOT Holdings PLC (CM:ASCO) was down 10.00% or 3.50 points to 31.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 78 to 67 and 75 ended unchanged.
Shares in J L Morison Sons & Jones (Ceylon) PLC (CM:MORI) rose to all time highs; gaining 15.20% or 95.00 to 720.00. Shares in Tea Smallholder Factories PLC (CM:TSML) fell to 52-week lows; falling 11.76% or 4.00 to 30.00. Shares in Nation Lanka Finance PLC (CM:CSF) rose to all time lows; up 14.29% or 0.100 to 0.800.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.47% or 0.31 to $65.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.78% or 0.60 to hit $76.72 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1303.70 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.08% to 213.190, while USD/LKR rose 0.08% to 159.040.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.74.