Investing.com – Colombia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Industrials and Investment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP lost 0.80% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the COLCAP were Etb (CN:ETB), which rose 2.95% or 8.0 points to trade at 279.0 at the close. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (CN:GAA_p) added 0.50% or 5.0 points to end at 1015.0 and Grupoaval (CN:GAA) was up 0.49% or 5.0 points to 1025.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Avianca Holdings Pf (CN:AVT_p), which lost 4.95% or 95.0 points to trade at 1825.0 in late trade. Cemex Latam Holdings SA (CN:CLH) declined 3.61% or 150.0 points to end at 4000.0 and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (CN:CFV) shed 1.56% or 280.0 points to 17720.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 16 to 6 and 4 ended unchanged on the Colombia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, US coffee C for March delivery was up 1.02% or 1.05 to $104.10 . Meanwhile, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 4.02% or 87.00 to hit $2249.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 3.75 to trade at $1246.25 a troy ounce.
USD/COP was up 0.29% to 3178.30, while BRL/COP fell 0.46% to 816.54.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.065.