Colombia Stocks Lower

Colombia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, led by losses in the Financials, Investment, and Public Services sectors.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP fell 0.56%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were:

• Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS): +6.17% or 2,220.00 points to trade at 38,220.00.
• Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO): +3.77% or 60.00 points to end at 1,650.00.
• Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p): +3.32% or 440.00 points to 13,680.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:

• Grupo Bolivar SA (BVC:SCA): -2.45% or 1,480.00 points to trade at 58,820.00.
• Banco Davivienda Pf (BVC:DVI_p): -1.74% or 320.00 points to end at 18,080.00.
• Celsia SA (BVC:CEL): -1.48% or 55.00 points to trade at 3,660.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange.

Shares in Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p) rose to 5-year highs, up 3.32% or 440.00 to 13,680.00.

Commodities Trading

• US coffee for March delivery: +3.43% or 9.03 to $272.13.
• US cocoa for March delivery: +3.73% or 285.00 to hit $7,926.00.
• December Gold Futures: -0.96% or 25.10 to trade at $2,581.20 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• USD/COP: +0.96% to 4,479.00.

• BRL/COP: +0.09% to 771.36.

• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.41% at 106.39.