Sri Lanka stocks lower at close of trade; CSE All-Share down 0.82%

Sri Lanka stocks lower at close of trade; CSE All-Share down 0.82%

Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Plantations, Footwear & Textile and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.82% to hit a new 1-month low

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, PCH Holdings PLC (CM:PCHH) added 12.50% or 0.100 points to end at 0.900 and Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (CM:SWAR) was up 10.00% or 0.100 points to 1.100 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shalimar Estates (CM:SHAL), which fell 16.02% or 276.60 points to trade at 1450.00 at the close. Maskeliya Plantations PLC (CM:MASK) declined 13.87% or 3.30 points to end at 20.50 and Nanda Investments and Finance PLC (CM:NAND) was down 11.76% or 3.60 points to 27.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 137 to 62 and 39 ended unchanged.

GBP/LKR was down 0.03% to 201.210, while USD/LKR fell 0.01% to 153.620.