Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 1.25%

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP fell 1.25%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NUTRESA), which rose 4.39% or 14,220.00 points to trade at 338,000.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CEMARGOS) added 2.33% or 260.00 points to end at 11,440.00 and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana Pref (BVC:PFCORFICOL) was up 2.21% or 400.00 points to 18,500.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECOPETROL), which fell 2.31% or 65.00 points to trade at 2,750.00 at the close. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Pref (BVC:PFAVAL) declined 1.54% or 12.00 points to end at 766.00 and Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana Preferred (BVC:PFGRUPSURA) was down 1.42% or 840.00 points to 58,360.00.

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

Shares in Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NUTRESA) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.39% or 14,220.00 to 338,000.00.

US coffee C for December delivery was down 1.50% or 4.75 to $311.40 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in December fell 4.04% or 236.00 to hit $5,607.00 , while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 20.50 to trade at $4,039.90 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 0.06% to 3,187.82, while BRL/COP rose 0.06% to 632.05.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 101.46.