Colombian stocks ended the trading day with gains on Thursday, as sector-level strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture helped lift the benchmark. At the close, the COLCAP index was up 0.97%.
Among individual names, three issues posted the largest gains on the COLCAP:
- Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (BVC:CFV_p) - rose 2.89% or 500.00 points to finish at 17,800.00.
- Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred (BVC:SIS_p) - added 2.67% or 1,100.00 points to close at 42,260.00.
- Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:GAA_p) - gained 2.31% or 17.00 points to end the session at 752.00.
On the downside, the session’s largest declines included:
- Mineros SA (BVC:MAS) - fell 7.58% or 1,100.00 points to trade at 13,420.00 at the close.
- Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC:ARG_p) - declined 2.33% or 300.00 points to finish at 12,600.00.
- Grupo Cibest SA (BVC:CIBEST) - was down 1.74% or 1,380.00 points to 78,000.00.
Market breadth on the Colombia Stock Exchange was noted in the session data as "Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0."
Commodity markets showed mixed direction during the same period. US Coffee C for May delivery rose 3.18% or 9.30 to $302.20. US cocoa for May delivery increased 2.67% or 87.00 to $3,347.00. By contrast, the April Gold Futures contract retreated 4.99% or 244.30 to trade at $4,651.90 per troy ounce.
Currency moves were modest. The USD/COP exchange rate was up 0.07% at 3,694.00, while BRL/COP rose 0.07% to 707.36. Broader dollar metrics showed the US Dollar Index Futures down 0.84% at 99.03.
The session highlighted gains in select financial and investment vehicles within the COLCAP, offset by notable weakness in mining and certain construction-related issues, while commodities and foreign-exchange moves reflected mixed pressures across markets.