Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Investment and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP rose 0.16% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO), which rose 1.05% or 20.0 points to trade at 1930.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Etb (CN:ETB) added 0.82% or 4.0 points to end at 494.0 and Cementos Argos Pf (CN:CCB_p) was up 0.62% or 60.0 points to 9690.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (CN:BVC), which fell 1.16% or 0.3 points to trade at 25.5 at the close. Banco Davivienda Pf (CN:DVI_p) declined 0.67% or 200.0 points to end at 29600.0 and Pfgrupoarg (CN:ARG_p) was down 0.54% or 100.0 points to 18500.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 14 to 9 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.05% or 20.0 to 1930.0.
US coffee C for March delivery was up 1.01% or 1.20 to $120.08 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 1.33% or 25.00 to hit $1903.50 , while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.27% or 15.80 to trade at $1257.50 a troy ounce.
USD/COP was down 0.57% to 3010.85, while BRL/COP fell 0.71% to 909.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 93.44.