Colombia stocks lower at close of trade; COLCAP down 0.05%

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

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP fell 0.05%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Avianca Holdings, which rose 1.75% or 40.0 points to trade at 2330.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Cemex Latam Holdings SA added 0.83% or 100.0 points to end at 12100.0 and Pfgrupsura was up 0.80% or 300.0 points to 37800.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Canacol Energy Ltd, which fell 2.16% or 210.0 points to trade at 9530.0 at the close. Cemargos declined 1.20% or 140.0 points to end at 11500.0 and Grupo Argos SA was down 0.86% or 160.0 points to 18540.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 11 to 10 and 7 ended unchanged.

US coffee C for September delivery was up 0.25% or 0.35 to $142.23 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in September rose 0.43% or 13.00 to hit $3009.50 , while the December Gold contract fell 1.81% or 24.75 to trade at $1342.65 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.52% to 3066.50, while BRL/COP rose 0.23% to 967.50.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 96.20.

Source by Investing.com