Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.63%

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP added 0.63% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS ), which rose 6.03% or 1,740.00 points to trade at 30,600.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Argos SA (BVC:ARG ) added 4.89% or 900.00 points to end at 19,300.00 and Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB ) was up 3.31% or 250.00 points to 7,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO ), which fell 3.52% or 65.00 points to trade at 1,780.00 at the close. Promigas (BVC:PMG ) declined 1.66% or 130.00 points to end at 7,700.00 and Bancolombia SA (BVC:BIC ) was down 1.57% or 580.00 points to 36,400.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.52% or 65.00 to 1,780.00. Shares in Grupo Argos SA (BVC:ARG ) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.89% or 900.00 to 19,300.00.

US coffee C for December delivery was up 0.17% or 0.43 to $257.13 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in December fell 3.30% or 262.00 to hit $7,680.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 11.50 to trade at $2,690.40 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.05% to 4,257.75, while BRL/COP rose 0.04% to 751.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 103.34.

Source: Investing.com