Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 0.36%

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP fell 0.36%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p ), which rose 2.69% or 380.00 points to trade at 14,500.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred (BVC:SIS_p ) added 1.29% or 300.00 points to end at 23,500.00 and Grupo Argos SA (BVC:ARG ) was up 0.41% or 80.00 points to 19,400.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Promigas (BVC:PMG ), which fell 2.95% or 230.00 points to trade at 7,570.00 at the close. Canacol Energy Ltd (BVC:CNE ) declined 1.80% or 220.00 points to end at 12,000.00 and Mineros SA (BVC:MAS ) was down 1.45% or 65.00 points to 4,425.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.

Shares in Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p ) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.69% or 380.00 to 14,500.00.

US coffee C for March delivery was down 0.98% or 3.14 to $318.11 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 4.24% or 459.00 to hit $11,280.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.54% or 41.81 to trade at $2,667.59 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.13% to 4,339.39, while BRL/COP fell 0.96% to 718.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 106.63.

Source: Investing.com