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.