Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 0.06%

Colombia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP lost 0.06% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECOPETROL), which rose 1.39% or 35.00 points to trade at 2,550.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Davivienda Pref (BVC:PFDAVVNDA) added 1.11% or 300.00 points to end at 27,400.00 and Mineros SA (BVC:MINEROS) was up 0.76% or 160.00 points to 21,260.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Pref (BVC:PFAVAL), which fell 5.12% or 36.00 points to trade at 667.00 at the close. Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota SA Esp (BVC:ETB) declined 4.35% or 5.00 points to end at 110.00 and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana Pref (BVC:PFCORFICOL) was down 4.33% or 740.00 points to 16,340.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Pref (BVC:PFAVAL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.12% or 36.00 to 667.00.

US coffee C for December delivery was down 0.34% or 0.95 to $279.25 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 1.21% or 63.00 to hit $5,267.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 4.30 to trade at $3,881.00 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 0.16% to 3,321.65, while BRL/COP fell 0.02% to 586.70.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 103.32.