Investing.com – Sri Lanka equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Information Technology, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and Land & Property sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.33% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CSE All-Share were SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB), which rose 20.00% or 0.1000 points to trade at 0.6000 at the close. Printcare PLC (CM:CARE) added 20.00% or 5.80 points to end at 34.80 and Amana Takaful PLC (CM:ATL) was up 12.50% or 0.100 points to 0.900 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Huejay International Investments PLC (CM:HUEJ), which lost 21.98% or 8.90 points to trade at 31.60 in late trade. Blue Diamonds Jewellery Worldwide PLC (CM:BLUE) declined 14.29% or 0.100 points to end at 0.600 and Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC (CM:RPBH) shed 13.44% or 2.50 points to 16.10.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 118 to 51 and 61 ended unchanged on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.51% or 0.33 to $64.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.78% or 0.57 to hit $74.01 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.20 to trade at $1283.70 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.09% to 211.970, while USD/LKR rose 0.10% to 159.890.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.41.