Colombia shares higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.35%

Investing.com – Colombia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP added 0.35% to hit a new 3-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the COLCAP were Bancolombia SA (BVC:BIC), which rose 2.34% or 880.00 points to trade at 38,500.00 at the close. Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:CFV) added 1.71% or 260.00 points to end at 15,460.00 and Bancolombia Pf (BVC:BIC_p1) was up 1.37% or 480.00 points to 35,600.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH), which lost 1.90% or 1,520.00 points to trade at 78,480.00 in late trade. Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (BVC:BVC) declined 1.32% or 130.00 points to end at 9,750.00 and Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO) shed 1.19% or 20.00 points to 1,660.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1 to 0 on the Colombia Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, US coffee C for December delivery was down 0.33% or 0.82 to $249.33 . Meanwhile, US cocoa for delivery in December fell 4.25% or 308.00 to hit $6,943.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.92% or 80.20 to trade at $2,669.50 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.08% to 4,413.00, while BRL/COP rose 1.06% to 776.92.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.65% at 105.03.