Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.88%

Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.88%

Dec 26, 2018

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP rose 0.88%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Pfgrupoarg (CN:ARG_p), which rose 5.39% or 680.0 points to trade at 13300.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) added 4.71% or 120.0 points to end at 2670.0 and Almacenes Exito SA (CN:IMI) was up 2.35% or 280.0 points to 12200.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupoaval (CN:GAA), which fell 4.15% or 39.0 points to trade at 901.0 at the close. Conconcret (CN:CIC) declined 4.00% or 14.0 points to end at 336.0 and Canacol Energy Ltd (CN:CNE) was down 3.68% or 350.0 points to 9150.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 9 to 5 and 3 ended unchanged.

Shares in Grupoaval (CN:GAA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.15% or 39.0 to 901.0.

US Coffee C for March delivery was up 4.16% or 4.15 to $103.85 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US Cocoa for delivery in March rose 6.91% or 157.00 to hit $2428.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.30 to trade at $1268.50 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.39% to 3283.50, while BRL/COP fell 0.85% to 837.07.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.66% at 96.637.

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