Colombian equities ended Monday's session under pressure, with sector-level declines in Financials, Investment and Public Services pulling the benchmark down. The COLCAP index lost 1.93% and closed at a new one-month low.
At the individual security level, Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB) was reported at 12,000.00 at the close, showing no change of 0.00% or 0.00 points. Celsia SA (BVC:CEL) finished at 5,240.00, unchanged by 0.00% or 0.00 points, and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:CFV) closed at 15,960.00, also unchanged by 0.00% or 0.00 points. These names were listed among the session's top performers.
Interestingly, the same trio also appeared among the session's worst performers: Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB) at 12,000.00, Celsia SA (BVC:CEL) at 5,240.00 and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:CFV) at 15,960.00 each recorded a 0.00% change or 0.00 points at the close.
On the broader exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by a margin of 1 to 0 on the Colombia Stock Exchange.
Commodities traded lower in tandem with local equities. US coffee C for July delivery declined 2.19% or 6.45 to settle at $288.45. US cocoa for July delivery dropped 4.20% or 144.00 to $3,287.00. The June Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 43.20 to trade at $4,697.70 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs showed small moves against the peso. USD/COP was down 0.02% at 3,621.53, while BRL/COP fell 0.02% to 726.95. The US Dollar Index Futures finished down 0.04% at 98.33.
This session’s price action reflected concentrated weakness across a few key sectors and modest declines in major commodities and currency measures, while several large-cap Colombian stocks remained unchanged at their closing levels.