Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Investment Trust, Motors and Diversified Holdings sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share fell 0.45% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Hapugastenne Plantations PLC (CM:HAPU), which rose 18.11% or 4.60 points to trade at 30.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL) added 14.29% or 0.100 points to end at 0.800 and Convenience Foods (Lanka) PLC (CM:SOY) was up 12.72% or 42.60 points to 377.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL), which fell 18.74% or 323.60 points to trade at 1403.00 at the close. Lankem Ceylon PLC (CM:LCEY) declined 14.37% or 6.90 points to end at 41.10 and PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) was down 11.11% or 0.100 points to 0.800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 85 to 82 and 46 ended unchanged.
Shares in PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) fell to 3-years lows; down 11.11% or 0.100 to 0.800.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.17% or 0.65 to $55.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.24% or 0.77 to hit $61.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.72 to trade at $1285.62 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.45% to 202.555, while USD/LKR rose 0.14% to 153.820.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 93.45.