Colombia stocks higher at close of trade; COLCAP up 0.47%

Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP rose 0.47% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Canacol Energy Ltd (BVC:CNE), which rose 2.03% or 240.00 points to trade at 12,080.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mineros SA (BVC:MAS) added 1.56% or 65.00 points to end at 4,220.00 and Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO) was up 1.12% or 20.00 points to 1,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (BVC:CFV_p), which fell 2.05% or 300.00 points to trade at 14,300.00 at the close. Bancolombia SA (BVC:BIC) declined 2.03% or 800.00 points to end at 38,580.00 and Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p) was down 1.41% or 200.00 points to 14,000.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Mineros SA (BVC:MAS) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.56% or 65.00 to 4,220.00.

US coffee C for March delivery was down 7.17% or 22.80 to $295.25 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 0.20% or 19.00 to hit $9,444.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.75% or 20.18 to trade at $2,660.82 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 1.93% to 4,459.50, while BRL/COP fell 0.63% to 736.09.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 106.39.