Shares in Colombia finished the trading day in positive territory on Thursday, with sector advances in Industrials, Services and Agriculture underpinning the rally. The benchmark COLCAP index closed up 0.36%.
Top performers
- Mineros SA (BVC:MAS) led gains on the COLCAP, rising 4.57% or 640.00 points to close at 14,640.00.
- Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:GAA_p) added 4.42% or 34.00 points to finish at 804.00.
- Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS) climbed 3.73% or 1,780.00 points to end the session at 49,460.00.
Lagging names
- Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (BVC:BVC) was the weakest component, falling 8.90% or 1,600.00 points to trade at 16,380.00 at the close.
- Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO) declined 4.83% or 130.00 points to settle at 2,560.00.
- Promigas (BVC:PMG) slipped 1.65% or 110.00 points to close at 6,550.00.
Market breadth was positive by the conventional metric reported for the day: rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
Commodities and currencies
In commodity markets, US coffee C for May delivery eased 0.03% or 0.10 to $293.95. US cocoa for May delivery fell 0.38% or 12.00 to $3,184.00. The June Gold Futures contract was higher, up 0.27% or 13.05, trading at $4,790.25 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs showed little change against the peso. USD/COP was reported up 0.00% at 3,654.77, while BRL/COP rose 0.00% to 721.66. The US Dollar Index Futures traded lower, down 0.28% at 98.65.
Context and note
The session’s moves reflected a mixed cross-section of winners and losers across major caps and exchange-traded names. The Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors provided upward momentum for the index, while several large-cap components posted declines that kept gains in check.
Data in this report reflect end-of-day prices and percentage moves as reported for the referenced session.