Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP gained 0.78% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Bancolombia Pf (CN:BIC_p1), which rose 3.08% or 1020.0 points to trade at 34120.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupoaval (CN:GAA) added 2.06% or 25.0 points to end at 1240.0 and Banco Davivienda Pf (CN:DVI_p) was up 1.96% or 620.0 points to 32180.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Etb (CN:ETB), which fell 0.74% or 3.0 points to trade at 401.0 at the close. Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (CN:CFV) declined 0.33% or 80.0 points to end at 24400.0 and Grupo Nutresa SA (CN:NCH) was down 0.30% or 80.0 points to 26660.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
US coffee C for May delivery was up 0.60% or 0.70 to $118.28 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in May rose 2.30% or 57.00 to hit $2539.00 , while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 10.00 to trade at $1355.90 a troy ounce.
USD/COP was down 1.71% to 2724.00, while BRL/COP fell 1.03% to 804.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 89.25.