Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.95%

Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.95%

Sep 18, 2018

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP added 0.95%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Cemex Latam Holdings SA (CN:CLH), which rose 1.81% or 100.0 points to trade at 5630.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) added 1.81% or 70.0 points to end at 3940.0 and Canacol Energy Ltd (CN:CNE) was up 1.07% or 100.0 points to 9410.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Conconcret (CN:CIC), which fell 4.44% or 16.0 points to trade at 344.0 at the close. Avianca Holdings Pf (CN:AVT_p) declined 2.10% or 45.0 points to end at 2095.0 and Celsia SA (CN:CEL) was down 0.68% or 30.0 points to 4400.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 15 to 9 and 8 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.81% or 70.0 to 3940.0. Shares in Celsia SA (CN:CEL) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.68% or 30.0 to 4400.0.

US Coffee C for December delivery was down 1.44% or 1.40 to $95.85 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US Cocoa for delivery in December rose 0.42% or 9.50 to hit $2247.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.00 to trade at $1202.80 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.31% to 3004.95, while BRL/COP fell 0.73% to 725.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 94.21.

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