Investing.com – Colombia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Public Services, Investment and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP declined 0.19% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Conconcret (CN:CIC), which rose 3.91% or 12.0 points to trade at 319.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) added 1.68% or 50.0 points to end at 3030.0 and Avianca Holdings Pf (CN:AVT_p) was up 0.79% or 15.0 points to 1920.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Almacenes Exito SA (CN:IMI), which fell 2.42% or 300.0 points to trade at 12100.0 at the close. Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA ESP (CN:EEB) declined 1.98% or 35.0 points to end at 1735.0 and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (CN:GAA_p) was down 1.46% or 15.0 points to 1015.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 18 to 4 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Almacenes Exito SA (CN:IMI) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.42% or 300.0 to 12100.0. Shares in Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA ESP (CN:EEB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.98% or 35.0 to 1735.0. Shares in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (CN:GAA_p) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.46% or 15.0 to 1015.0.
US coffee C for March delivery was up 0.78% or 0.80 to $103.15 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 2.32% or 49.00 to hit $2165.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.60 to trade at $1250.80 a troy ounce.
USD/COP was down 0.53% to 3169.00, while BRL/COP rose 0.70% to 821.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 96.963.