Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 0.47%

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 0.47% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH), which rose 2.68% or 1,720.00 points to trade at 66,000.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Argos SA (BVC:ARG) added 1.49% or 260.00 points to end at 17,740.00 and Banco De Bogota SA (BVC:BBO) was up 0.79% or 220.00 points to 28,100.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS), which fell 2.83% or 800.00 points to trade at 27,500.00 at the close. Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (BVC:CFV_p) declined 2.46% or 280.00 points to end at 11,120.00 and Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred (BVC:SIS_p) was down 1.46% or 300.00 points to 20,300.00.

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

Shares in Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH) rose to all time highs; rising 2.68% or 1,720.00 to 66,000.00. Shares in Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.83% or 800.00 to 27,500.00. Shares in Grupo Argos SA (BVC:ARG) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.49% or 260.00 to 17,740.00.

US coffee C for December delivery was down 1.27% or 3.37 to $261.13 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in December rose 2.32% or 177.00 to hit $7,797.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 7.60 to trade at $2,584.80 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was unchanged 0.00% to 4,187.25, while BRL/COP fell 0.01% to 766.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 100.63.