Colombian equities finished the trading day in the red on Friday, with the COLCAP index closing down 0.93% as declines concentrated in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors.
At the close, the COLCAP registered a 0.93% drop.
The session's top performers on the COLCAP included Celsia SA (BVC:CEL), which climbed 3.65% or 190.00 points to finish at 5,400.00. Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) rose 2.65% or 720.00 points to end the day at 27,940.00, and Banco Davivienda Pf (BVC:DVI_p) gained 2.39% or 580.00 points to reach 24,800.00 in late trade.
Among the heaviest declines, Bancolombia Pf (BVC:BIC_p1) fell 4.14% or 2,800.00 points to close at 64,880.00. Grupo Cibest SA (BVC:CIBEST) dropped 2.41% or 2,020.00 points to finish at 81,700.00, while Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:GAA_p) was down 2.40% or 19.00 points to 772.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
Celsia SA's shares advanced to levels described in the session as five-year highs, with the stock gaining 3.65% or 190.00 points to close at 5,400.00.
Commodities displayed mixed performance. US coffee C for May delivery retreated 2.15% or 6.60 to $301.05. US cocoa for May delivery slipped 0.09% or 3.00 to $3,161.00. Meanwhile, the June Gold Futures contract moved higher, rising 2.55% or 112.30 to trade at $4,521.30 a troy ounce.
In currency markets, USD/COP eased 0.26% to 3,680.29, while BRL/COP declined 0.21% to 702.39. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 100.03.
Market participants weighed moves across key sectors as the benchmark closed lower. The session combined headline declines in financial and investment-related names with gains in some utilities and dividend-prefixed shares.
Details on individual stock moves and commodity and FX measures reflect the session's mixed tone, with declines in some large financial-prefixed names offset by advances in certain energy and utility companies.