Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.41%

Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP gained 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Grupo Argos SA (BVC:ARG), which rose 4.00% or 680.00 points to trade at 17,680.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p) added 3.51% or 420.00 points to end at 12,380.00 and Etb (BVC:ETB) was up 1.88% or 1.50 points to 81.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (BVC:BVC), which fell 4.47% or 500.00 points to trade at 10,680.00 at the close. Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO) declined 3.76% or 75.00 points to end at 1,920.00 and Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) was down 3.22% or 580.00 points to 17,420.00.

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

Shares in Grupo Argos SA (BVC:ARG) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.00% or 680.00 to 17,680.00. Shares in Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.76% or 75.00 to 1,920.00.

US coffee C for December delivery was down 0.11% or 0.27 to $243.43 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in December rose 2.96% or 204.00 to hit $7,086.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.84% or 21.20 to trade at $2,547.20 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.01% to 4,167.23, while BRL/COP rose 0.95% to 748.00.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 101.03.