Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 0.53%

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 declined 0.53% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Promigas (BVC:PMG), which rose 3.04% or 230.00 points to trade at 7,800.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB) added 1.94% or 190.00 points to end at 9,980.00 and Organizacion Terpel SA (BVC:TPL) was up 1.62% or 180.00 points to 11,280.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH), which fell 9.37% or 7,400.00 points to trade at 71,600.00 at the close. Canacol Energy Ltd (BVC:CNE) declined 2.26% or 260.00 points to end at 11,240.00 and Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) was down 1.67% or 280.00 points to 16,500.00.

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

US coffee C for March delivery was up 2.83% or 9.18 to $334.13 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 7.49% or 881.00 to hit $12,646.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract fell 2.20% or 58.68 to trade at $2,603.32 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 0.63% to 4,373.09, while BRL/COP fell 2.35% to 695.07.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.10% at 107.84.