Colombian stocks finished the trading session lower on Monday, with the benchmark COLCAP index retreating 0.31% at the close. Market weakness was concentrated in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors, which collectively pushed the index into negative territory.
Index and market breadth - At the close in Colombia the COLCAP registered a decline of 0.31%. The report of market breadth in the session noted "Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0," a figure recorded in the trading summary.
Top gainers - The leading winners on the COLCAP were:
- Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:PFGRUPOARG) - rose 4.72% (580.00 points) to finish at 12,880.00.
- Grupo Cibest SA (BVC:CIBEST) - added 3.98% (3,420.00 points) to close at 89,420.00.
- Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:PFAVAL) - gained 3.43% (28.00 points) to end the day at 844.00.
Lagging names - Among the stocks that moved lower were:
- Mineros SA (BVC:MINEROS) - fell 0.62% (100.00 points) to trade at 15,940.00 at the close.
- Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECOPETROL) - declined 0.19% (5.00 points) to finish at 2,675.00.
- Cementos Argos Pf (BVC:PFCEMARGOS) - recorded no change, 0.00% (0.00 points), remaining at 11,640.00.
Commodities and currency - Commodity futures displayed mixed moves during the session. US coffee C for December delivery fell 2.89% (9.10) to $305.55. US cocoa for September delivery rose 9.38% (506.00) to $5,903.00. The December Gold Futures contract ticked up 0.09% (3.90) to $4,110.90 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, the Colombian peso was unchanged against both the US dollar and the Brazilian real as reported: USD/COP unchanged at 3,242.03 (0.00%), and BRL/COP unchanged at 637.98 (0.00%). The US Dollar Index Futures was reported up 0.06% at 99.85.
Session context - The session featured notable single-stock moves: strong percentage gains in Grupo Argos, Grupo Cibest and Grupo Aval contrasted with modest declines in Mineros and Ecopetrol and a flat reading for Cementos Argos Pf. Commodity price volatility was especially pronounced in cocoa and coffee contracts, while gold recorded a small uptick. The documented market breadth figure in the summary indicates the session report recorded advancing and declining counts as 0 to 0.
This report summarizes the official closing prices and percentage moves recorded at the Colombian market close on Monday.
Key data points in this report are the closing index change for COLCAP (-0.31%), the session leaders and laggards with their exact point moves and closing prices, commodity contract percentage changes and prices, and the reported FX levels for USD/COP and BRL/COP. The US Dollar Index Futures value rounded the market-level picture for the day.