Investing.com – Sri Lanka equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Information Technology, Investment Trust and Beverages & Tobacco sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share fell 0.11% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Ceylon Leather Products PLC (CM:CLPL), which rose 21.93% or 12.50 points to trade at 69.50 at the close. Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (CM:KVAL) added 16.79% or 8.90 points to end at 61.90 and SMB Leasing PLC (CM:SEMB) was up 16.67% or 0.1000 points to 0.7000 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Serendib Land PLC (CM:SLND), which lost 24.99% or 415.20 points to trade at 1246.00 in late trade. Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC (CM:RPBH) declined 12.00% or 3.00 points to end at 22.00 and Standard Capital PLC (CM:SING) shed 11.11% or 9.00 points to 72.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 96 to 73 and 61 ended unchanged on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.89% or 0.89 to $46.19 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.85% or 0.91 to hit $48.30 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.40% or 4.80 to trade at $1186.00 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was up 0.03% to 184.290, while USD/LKR fell 0.04% to 148.630.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 101.40.