Investing.com – Colombian stocks were higher after Thursday’s close as gains in the , and sectors lifted stocks.
At the close in Colombia, interest rates rose 1.29% and reached a new one-month high.
The best artists of the session on the were Corporación Financiera Colombiana (BVC:), which rose 2.29% or 320.00 points to trade at 14,280.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Canacol Energy Ltd (BVC:) added 1.83% or 200.00 points to end at 11,100.00 and Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:) rose 1.21% or 200.00 points to 16,700.00 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC :), which fell 2.62% or 12.00 points to trade at 446.00 at the close. Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA (BVC:) fell 2.13% or 320.00 points to end at 14,680.00 and Grupo Energia Bogota SA ESP (BVC:) fell 1.81% or 45.00 points to 2,440.00 .
Rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
U.S. Coffee C for March rose 1.58%, or 5.05, to $324.80. Elsewhere in commodities trading, U.S. cocoa for March delivery fell 3.93% or 459.00 to $11,216.00, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.15% or 30.44 to $2,671.44 per troy ounce.
USD/COP fell 0.47% to 4,384.10, while BRL/COP fell 0.04% to 712.58.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.73% to 109.09.
