Colombian equities ended the trading day on Friday with gains, driven by strength in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors. At the close, the COLCAP index increased 2.14%.
The session's top performer was Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH), which climbed 8.14% - a rise of 24,000.00 points - to finish at 319,000.00. The rally in Grupo Nutresa lifted the stock to an all-time high by the end of trading.
Other notable advancers included Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (BVC:CFV_p), which added 3.26% or 600.00 points to close at 19,000.00, and Celsia SA (BVC:CEL), which rose 0.50% or 25.00 points to finish at 4,995.00.
Despite the index gain, not all large-cap names participated. Interconexion Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) was the session's largest decliner, slipping 4.59% or 1,400.00 points to end at 29,080.00. Grupo Bolivar SA (BVC:SCA) dropped 3.98% or 3,760.00 points to close at 90,800.00, while Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (BVC:BVC) fell 3.78% or 620.00 points to finish at 15,780.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
On the commodities front, US coffee C for March delivery weakened 4.67% or 14.40 to trade at $294.00. US cocoa for March delivery decreased 1.31% or 55.00 to $4,154.00. Precious metals saw a rise, with the April Gold Futures contract up 1.74% or 85.14 to trade at $4,974.64 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange movements accompanied the market action. The peso strengthened versus the dollar, with USD/COP down 0.64% to 3,670.00, while BRL/COP rose 0.37% to 703.33. The US Dollar Index Futures traded lower by 0.22% at 97.49.
In sum, the session combined a notable index advance with divergent stock performance across key names and shifts in commodity prices and exchange rates. The strongest gains were concentrated in companies tied to the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors, while several major stocks finished lower.