Colombia's main stock gauge ended the session in positive territory on Tuesday, supported by strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture-linked issues. At the close, the COLCAP index had risen 0.80%.
Leading the winners on the COLCAP was Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NUTRESA), which advanced 11.38% - a rise of 35,500.00 points - to finish at 347,500.00. Etb (BVC:ETB) also posted a notable gain, adding 5.38% or 3.50 points to close at 68.50. Grupo Cibest SA (BVC:CIBEST) was higher as well, up 1.36% or 1,100.00 points to 82,120.00 in late trade.
On the downside, Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECOPETROL) led the decliners, slipping 2.90% or 75.00 points to end at 2,515.00. Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:PFGRUPOARG) fell 1.63% or 200.00 points to 12,100.00, and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:PFAVAL) declined 1.52% or 12.00 points to close at 775.00.
Market internals were noted in the trading summary as: "Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0."
Share movement of particular note included Grupo Nutresa SA reaching record levels in the session, with shares up 11.38% or 35,500.00 to trade at 347,500.00.
Commodities exhibited mixed performance. US coffee C for September delivery climbed 4.91% or 15.95 to $340.50. US cocoa for September delivery rose 2.08% or 106.00 to $5,206.00. By contrast, the August Gold Futures contract eased 1.18% or 48.20 to trade at $4,028.80 a troy ounce.
In currency markets, the Colombian peso was slightly weaker against the dollar and the Brazilian real. USD/COP was up 0.08% at 3,215.56, while BRL/COP rose 0.08% to 628.14.
Elsewhere, the US Dollar Index Futures moved down 0.11% to 101.28.
As the session closed, the market reflected a mix of sector leadership and sector pressure: consumer-packaged goods and services names pushed the benchmark higher, while energy and several financial preferred shares weighed on the index. Commodity moves in coffee and cocoa were positive, while gold futures retreated modestly and FX moves were limited.