Colombian stocks finished Wednesday's session slightly higher, with advances concentrated in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP index was up 0.15%.
The session's strongest performers on the COLCAP included Etb (BVC:ETB), which climbed 5.11% - a gain of 3.50 points - to finish at 72.00. Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:CORFICOLCF) gained 3.32%, adding 620.00 points to close at 19,300.00. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:PFAVAL) also posted gains, rising 1.94% or 15.00 points to end the day at 790.00.
On the downside, Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NUTRESA) led declines, sliding 3.70% - a drop of 11,820.00 points - to close at 307,300.00. Organizacion Terpel SA (BVC:TERPEL) fell 2.04%, down 360.00 points to 17,320.00 at the close. Grupo Argos SA (BVC:GRUPOARGOS) was lower by 1.45%, or 240.00 points, to finish at 16,360.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
In commodities trading, US coffee C for September delivery declined 3.77%, a loss of 12.80, to settle at $326.60. US cocoa for September delivery eased 0.62%, down 32.00, to $5,169.00. Precious metals saw an uptick: the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.67%, adding 27.05 to trade at $4,065.75 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs involving the Colombian peso showed small moves. USD/COP was higher by 0.10%, at 3,202.85, while BRL/COP increased 0.10% to 625.87.
On broader dollar measures, the US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.58% at 100.68.
Market context
The session's gains were driven by a handful of sector leaders within Industrials, Services and Agriculture, while several large-cap names in the consumer and energy-related space weighed on the market. Commodity prices and FX movements reflected mixed pressures across agricultural and precious metals markets, as well as modest dollar weakness in futures trading.