Columbia stocks rise at close of trade; COLCAP rose 0.79% Via Investing.com

Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Colombia, it added 0.79%.

The best performers of the session on the were Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (BVC: ), which rose 4.60% or 520.00 points to trade at 11,820.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Cementos Argos SA (BVC: ) added 1.37% or 100.00 points to end at 7,400.00 and The promise (BVC: ) was up 1.30% or 100.00 points to end at 7,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Etc (BVC: ), which decreased 6.25% or 5.00 points to trade at 75.00 at the close. Ecopetrol SA (BVC: ) was down 5.15% or 100.00 points to 1,840.00 and Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (BVC: ) was down 4.80% or 490.00 points to 9,710 ,00.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Columbia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Etb (BVC:) fell to a low; down 6.25% or 5.00 to 75.00. Ecopetrol SA (BVC:) shares fell to the lowest in the last 3 years; down 5.15% or 100.00 to 1,840.00. Shares in Promigas (BVC:) rose to 3-year highs; earning 1.30% or 100.00 up to 7,800.00.

US C coffee for December delivery rose 1.68% or 4.53 to $273.63. Elsewhere in commodity trading, US cocoa for December delivery rose 1.67% or 132.50 to hit $8,087.50, while December gold futures rose 0.39% or 10.40 to trade at $2,695.10 a troy ounce.

USD/COP fell 0.11% to 4,166.50, while BRL/COP fell 0.13% to 766.06.

US dollar index futures fell 0.32% to 100.31.