Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 1.54%

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP gained 1.54%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Canacol Energy Ltd (BVC:CNE ), which rose 3.62% or 400.00 points to trade at 11,460.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB ) added 2.58% or 260.00 points to end at 10,340.00 and Banco De Bogota SA (BVC:BBO ) was up 2.46% or 640.00 points to 26,700.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:GAA_p ), which fell 5.87% or 27.00 points to trade at 433.00 at the close. Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:CFV ) declined 4.34% or 660.00 points to end at 14,540.00 and Grupo Bolivar SA (BVC:SCA ) was down 4.14% or 2,400.00 points to 55,600.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.

Shares in Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.58% or 260.00 to 10,340.00.

US coffee C for March delivery was up 0.26% or 0.86 to $325.86 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March fell 3.11% or 372.00 to hit $11,582.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.67% or 17.69 to trade at $2,627.41 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 1.20% to 4,412.00, while BRL/COP fell 1.20% to 712.60.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 107.86.

Source: Investing.com