Investing.com – Colombia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Investment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP rose 0.64% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the COLCAP were Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO), which rose 3.99% or 110.0 points to trade at 2870.0 at the close. Interconnection Electric SA ESP (CN:ISA) added 2.86% or 400.0 points to end at 14380.0 and Bcolombia (CN:BIC) was up 2.80% or 940.0 points to 34500.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Promigas (CN:PMG), which lost 1.99% or 150.0 points to trade at 7400.0 in late trade. Conconcret (CN:CIC) declined 1.21% or 12.0 points to end at 976.0 and Grupo Nutresa SA (CN:NCH) shed 0.83% or 220.0 points to 26420.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1 to 0 on the Colombia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, US coffee C for July delivery was up 0.91% or 1.05 to $116.97 . Meanwhile, US cocoa for delivery in July rose 3.94% or 106.00 to hit $2797.50 , while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1352.30 a troy ounce.
USD/COP was down 0.66% to 2708.00, while BRL/COP rose 0.11% to 800.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 89.34.