Colombian equities ended Wednesday's trading session with a modest advance as the COLCAP rose 0.43% at the close. Sector strength was concentrated in Industrials, Services and Agriculture, which together underpinned the market's upward movement.
The best performers on the COLCAP were led by Etb (BVC:ETB), which climbed 3.00% or 1.50 points to finish at 51.50. Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH) added 2.51% or 7,560.00 points to close at 308,480.00, while Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB) was up 1.02% or 120.00 points to 11,920.00 in late trade.
On the downside, the session's weakest names included Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred (BVC:SIS_p), which fell 3.88% or 1,620.00 points to trade at 40,160.00 at the close. The ordinary shares of Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS) declined 3.31% or 1,620.00 points to end at 47,380.00, and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:CFV) slipped 2.42% or 400.00 points to 16,140.00.
Market breadth on the Colombia Stock Exchange favored advancing issues - rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1 to 0 - reflecting a session where more names gained than lost overall.
Commodity markets registered gains during the session. US coffee C for May delivery was up 2.53% or 7.25 to $293.35. US cocoa for delivery in May rose 4.92% or 149.00 to hit $3,177.00. The June Gold Futures contract increased 1.29% or 60.45 to trade at $4,745.15 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs involving the Colombian peso moved slightly: USD/COP was down 0.10% to 3,647.38, while BRL/COP fell 0.09% to 715.64. Reflecting broader dollar weakness, the US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.83% at 98.85.
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Summary of session figures and movers above are based on the closing prices and percentage moves reported for the trading day.