Investing.com – Sri Lanka equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Motors, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and Investment Trust sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share fell 0.32% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Mercantile Shipping Company PLC (CM:MSL), which rose 16.19% or 12.50 points to trade at 89.70 at the close. F L C Holdings PLC (CM:FREE) added 8.33% or 0.100 points to end at 1.300 and Asia Asset Finance Ltd (CM:ASAS) was up 6.67% or 0.100 points to 1.600 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Central Investments and Finance PLC (CM:CIFL), which lost 22.22% or 0.400 points to trade at 1.400 in late trade. Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC (CM:ASHO) declined 10.57% or 147.80 points to end at 1250.00 and Udapussellawa Plantations PLC (CM:UDPL) shed 8.99% or 1.60 points to 16.20.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 107 to 61 and 69 ended unchanged on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.64% or 0.28 to $43.58 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.70% or 0.32 to hit $45.63 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.03% or 0.35 to trade at $1317.45 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.23% to 189.915, while USD/LKR fell 0.12% to 145.645.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 95.85.