Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Information Technology, Trading and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PC House PLC (CM:PCHO), which rose 100.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Kelsey Developments PLC (CM:KDL) added 11.55% or 5.80 points to end at 56.00 and PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) was up 11.11% or 0.100 points to 1.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO), which fell 18.18% or 10.00 points to trade at 45.00 at the close. Ceylon Tea Services PLC (CM:CTEA) declined 13.93% or 89.00 points to end at 550.00 and Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC (CM:SWAD) was down 11.85% or 1600.00 points to 11900.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 111 to 78 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in PC House PLC (CM:PCHO) rose to 52-week highs; up 100.00% or 0.100 to 0.200. Shares in Equity Two PLC (CM:ETWO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 18.18% or 10.00 to 45.00. Shares in Ceylon Tea Services PLC (CM:CTEA) fell to 5-year lows; down 13.93% or 89.00 to 550.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.72% or 0.32 to $44.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.75% or 0.35 to hit $46.53 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 3.70 to trade at $1209.50 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.17% to 198.345, while USD/LKR fell 0.01% to 153.680.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.89.