Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.97%

Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.97%

May 29, 2018

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP gained 0.97%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO), which rose 5.34% or 155.0 points to trade at 3055.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Conconcret (CN:CIC) added 1.96% or 16.0 points to end at 834.0 and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (CN:CFV) was up 1.95% or 480.0 points to 25060.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Avianca Holdings Pf (CN:AVT_p), which fell 1.25% or 35.0 points to trade at 2775.0 at the close. Canacol Energy Ltd (CN:CNE) declined 0.42% or 40.0 points to end at 9400.0 and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (CN:GAA_p) was down 0.41% or 5.0 points to 1225.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 17 to 5 and 6 ended unchanged.

US coffee C for July delivery was down 0.38% or 0.46 to $120.12 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in July fell 2.54% or 65.00 to hit $2496.50 , while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.33% or 4.30 to trade at $1299.40 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 0.54% to 2894.62, while BRL/COP fell 1.71% to 776.10.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 94.79.

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