Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.27%

Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.27%

Aug 24, 2018

Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP gained 0.27%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Banco Davivienda Pf (CN:DVI_p), which rose 1.18% or 400.0 points to trade at 34300.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) added 1.08% or 35.0 points to end at 3275.0 and Pfgrupsura (CN:SIS_p) was up 0.62% or 220.0 points to 35520.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Conconcret (CN:CIC), which fell 9.09% or 50.0 points to trade at 500.0 at the close. Avianca Holdings Pf (CN:AVT_p) declined 2.61% or 55.0 points to end at 2050.0 and Etb (CN:ETB) was down 1.41% or 5.0 points to 350.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 15 to 10 and 7 ended unchanged.

Shares in Conconcret (CN:CIC) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.09% or 50.0 to 500.0. Shares in Avianca Holdings Pf (CN:AVT_p) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.61% or 55.0 to 2050.0.

US Coffee C for December delivery was up 3.55% or 3.60 to $104.88 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US Cocoa for delivery in December rose 0.94% or 22.00 to hit $2362.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.53% or 18.30 to trade at $1212.30 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.41% to 2975.90, while BRL/COP fell 0.16% to 724.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 95.05.

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