Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 0.56%

Investing.com – Colombia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials , Investment and Public Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP fell 0.56%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS ), which rose 6.17% or 2,220.00 points to trade at 38,220.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO ) added 3.77% or 60.00 points to end at 1,650.00 and Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p ) was up 3.32% or 440.00 points to 13,680.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Bolivar SA (BVC:SCA ), which fell 2.45% or 1,480.00 points to trade at 58,820.00 at the close. Banco Davivienda Pf (BVC:DVI_p ) declined 1.74% or 320.00 points to end at 18,080.00 and Celsia SA (BVC:CEL ) was down 1.48% or 55.00 points to 3,660.00.

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

Shares in Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p ) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.32% or 440.00 to 13,680.00.

US coffee C for March delivery was up 3.43% or 9.03 to $272.13 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 3.73% or 285.00 to hit $7,926.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.96% or 25.10 to trade at $2,581.20 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 0.96% to 4,479.00, while BRL/COP rose 0.09% to 771.36.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 106.39.

Source: Investing.com