Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Footwear&Textile, Construction&Engineering and Information Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share declined 0.52% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the CSE All-Share were Adam Investments Ltd (CM:ADAM), which rose 100.00% or 0.100 points to trade at 0.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Hunter&Company PLC (CM:HUNT) added 22.86% or 91.90 points to end at 493.90 and Kelsey Developments PLC (CM:KDL) was up 11.18% or 3.70 points to 36.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Guardian Capital Partners PLC (CM:WAPO), which fell 16.67% or 4.00 points to trade at 20.00 at the close. Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (CM:KVAL) declined 15.98% or 13.50 points to end at 71.00 and Serendib Hotels PLC (CM:SHOT) was down 12.79% or 2.20 points to 15.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Adam Investments Ltd (CM:ADAM) rose to 3-years lows; gaining 100.00% or 0.100 to 0.200. Shares in Guardian Capital Partners PLC (CM:WAPO) fell to 5-year lows; falling 16.67% or 4.00 to 20.00. Shares in Serendib Hotels PLC (CM:SHOT) fell to 5-year lows; down 12.79% or 2.20 to 15.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.86% or 0.61 to $71.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.58% or 0.44 to hit $76.58 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1260.60 a troy ounce.
GBP/LKR was down 0.08% to 209.530, while USD/LKR rose 0.24% to 158.740.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 94.39.
