Colombian equities ended Tuesday's trading session with a small gain, led by advances in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors that helped lift the benchmark. At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP added 0.06%.
Among components, Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO) was the session's strongest performer on the index, rising 2.46% or 55.00 points to finish at 2,295.00. Cementos Argos Pf (BVC:CCB_p) was unchanged, showing a 0.00% move or 0.00 points to end at 13,500.00, while Grupo Nutresa SA (BVC:NCH) slipped 0.20% or 600.00 points to close at 306,000.00.
On the downside, Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) posted the largest decline among listed names, falling 7.27% or 2,000.00 points to trade at 25,500.00 at the close. Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred (BVC:SIS_p) declined 6.52% or 3,000.00 points to finish at 43,000.00, and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC:GAA_p) was down 5.90% or 44.00 points to 702.00.
Market breadth was reported as falling stocks outnumbering advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
Commodity prices displayed a mixed picture during the session. US coffee C for May delivery fell 0.74% or 2.10 to $282.50. In contrast, US cocoa for delivery in May inched up 0.03% or 1.00 to reach $3,022.00. The April Gold Futures contract declined 3.77% or 200.39 to trade at $5,111.21 a troy ounce.
Foreign-exchange moves included a 1.12% rise in USD/COP to 3,802.71, while BRL/COP moved lower by 0.72% to 720.48. The US Dollar Index Futures gained 0.68%, settling at 99.01.
The market closed with modest overall gains at the index level despite notable losses among several large-cap names, and with commodities and exchange rates showing varied directional moves across the session.