Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.11%

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 rose 0.11%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH ), which rose 3.33% or 2,320.00 points to trade at 72,000.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bancolombia Pf (BVC:BIC_p1 ) added 1.29% or 420.00 points to end at 33,100.00 and Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB ) was up 1.21% or 90.00 points to 7,540.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO ), which fell 4.45% or 85.00 points to trade at 1,825.00 at the close. Cementos Argos Pf (BVC:CCB_p ) declined 3.48% or 270.00 points to end at 7,480.00 and Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA ) was down 2.82% or 500.00 points to 17,200.00.

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

Shares in Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.33% or 2,320.00 to 72,000.00. Shares in Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.45% or 85.00 to 1,825.00.

US coffee C for December delivery was up 0.31% or 0.78 to $248.98 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in December rose 4.77% or 336.00 to hit $7,386.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 9.20 to trade at $2,626.20 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.01% to 4,234.49, while BRL/COP fell 1.03% to 756.56.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 102.68.

Source: Investing.com