Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Public Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP gained 0.43% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Cemex Latam Holdings SA (CN:CLH), which rose 2.19% or 220.0 points to trade at 10280.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Cementos Argos Pf (CN:CCB_p) added 2.08% or 220.0 points to end at 10780.0 and Ecopetrol SA (CN:ECO) was up 1.54% or 20.0 points to 1320.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupoaval (CN:GAA), which fell 3.02% or 35.0 points to trade at 1125.0 at the close. Grupo Nutresa SA (CN:NCH) declined 1.75% or 420.0 points to end at 23580.0 and Celsia SA (CN:CEL) was down 1.25% or 55.0 points to 4345.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 16 to 14 and 3 ended unchanged.
US coffee C for May delivery was down 0.34% or 0.50 to $144.52 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in May rose 2.06% or 43.50 to hit $2157.00 , while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.86% or 10.65 to trade at $1244.65 a troy ounce.
USD/COP was down 0.09% to 2910.45, while BRL/COP fell 0.51% to 943.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.64% at 99.52.