Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Investment and Public Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP added 1.07%.
The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Avianca Holdings Pf (CN:AVT_p), which rose 4.87% or 130.0 points to trade at 2800.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) added 4.20% or 70.0 points to end at 1735.0 and Canacol Energy Ltd (CN:CNE) was up 2.72% or 260.0 points to 9830.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupoaval (CN:GAA), which fell 1.11% or 15.0 points to trade at 1340.0 at the close. Pfgrupoarg (CN:ARG_p) declined 0.98% or 180.0 points to end at 18220.0 and Cementos Argos Pf (CN:CCB_p) was down 0.82% or 80.0 points to 9670.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 21 to 8 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.20% or 70.0 to 1735.0.
US coffee C for December delivery was down 1.88% or 2.36 to $122.92 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in December rose 1.29% or 27.00 to hit $2120.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 6.22 to trade at $1276.72 a troy ounce.
USD/COP was up 0.84% to 3065.65, while BRL/COP rose 0.99% to 938.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 94.69.