Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Information Technology, Services and Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were PC Pharma PLC (CM:PCPH), which rose 100.00% or 0.1000 points to trade at 0.2000 at the close. Meanwhile, Hikkaduwa Beach Resort Ltd (CM:CITH) added 15.20% or 1.90 points to end at 14.40 and Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL) was up 14.29% or 0.100 points to 0.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Paragon Ceylon PLC (CM:PARA), which fell 18.46% or 12.00 points to trade at 53.00 at the close. Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO) declined 15.18% or 69.80 points to end at 390.10 and Anilana Hotels & Properties Ltd (CM:ANIL) was down 7.69% or 0.100 points to 1.200.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 109 to 81 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Associated Motor Finance Company PLC (CM:ASSO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 15.18% or 69.80 to 390.10.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.43% or 0.24 to $56.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.50% or 0.31 to hit $62.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.50 to trade at $1280.80 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.01% to 203.550, while USD/LKR unchanged 0.00% to 153.760.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 93.95.