Colombian equities ended the trading day higher on Friday, led by advances in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors that pushed the COLCAP index up 1.73% at the close.
At market close the COLCAP registered a 1.73% gain. Within the index, Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (BVC:SIS) was among the best performers of the session, rising 0.48% - a move of 280.00 points - to finish at 58,180.00.
Two other names recorded no net change in late trading. Etb (BVC:ETB) was unchanged at 50.00, and Cementos Argos Pf (BVC:CCB_p) finished the session unchanged at 13,500.00.
On the downside, Cementos Argos SA (BVC:CCB) led declines among the largest fallers, slipping 3.94% or 500.00 points to close at 12,200.00. Organizacion Terpel SA (BVC:TPL) fell 3.91%, a drop of 780.00 points to 19,160.00, while Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:CFV) declined 3.73% or 720.00 points to end at 18,600.00.
Market breadth was reported with rising stocks outnumbering declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
Commodities trading showed mixed moves. US coffee C for March delivery declined 0.70%, losing 2.10 to trade at $297.55. US cocoa for March delivery fell 1.18%, down 43.00 to $3,589.00. By contrast, the April Gold Futures contract rose 2.11%, gaining 104.49 to trade at $5,052.89 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs involving the Colombian peso also moved modestly. The USD/COP rate declined 0.14% to 3,666.45, while BRL/COP fell 0.33% to 701.44. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 96.76.
These closing figures provide a snapshot of market activity across equities, commodities and foreign exchange during the session. The advance in the COLCAP was driven by sector-level strength even as several individual large-cap names recorded notable declines.