Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Services, Information Technology and Beverages & Tobacco sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share lost 0.38% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Hunter & Company PLC (CM:HUNT), which rose 18.24% or 74.80 points to trade at 485.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL) added 16.72% or 250.40 points to end at 1748.00 and Serendib Hotels PLC (CM:SHOT) was up 14.86% or 2.60 points to 20.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC (CM:SWAD), which fell 21.95% or 2812.50 points to trade at 10000.00 at the close. SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) declined 16.67% or 0.1000 points to end at 0.5000 and Autodrome PLC (CM:AUTO) was down 12.44% or 11.10 points to 78.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 101 to 69 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) fell to 52-week lows; falling 16.67% or 0.1000 to 0.5000.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.23% or 0.14 to $62.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.49% or 0.33 to hit $67.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 4.70 to trade at $1331.40 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.15% to 219.330, while USD/LKR rose 0.07% to 155.560.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 89.93.