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Investing.com – Colombia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials , Investment and Public Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP fell 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Mineros SA (BVC: MAS ), which rose 4.04% or 180.00 points to trade at 4,630.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco De Bogota SA (BVC: BBO ) added 3.38% or 900.00 points to end at 27,500.00 and Organizacion Terpel SA (BVC: TPL ) was up 2.87% or 340.00 points to 12,200.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cementos Argos Pf (BVC: CCB_p ), which fell 6.55% or 720.00 points to trade at 10,280.00 at the close. Grupo Argos SA Pref (BVC: ARG_p ) declined 2.81% or 420.00 points to end at 14,520.00 and Cementos Argos SA (BVC: CCB ) was down 2.29% or 240.00 points to 10,260.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0 and 1 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mineros SA (BVC: MAS ) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.04% or 180.00 to 4,630.00. Shares in Organizacion Terpel SA (BVC: TPL ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.87% or 340.00 to 12,200.00.

US coffee C for March delivery was up 0.08% or 0.27 to $327.42 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March rose 6.39% or 671.00 to hit $11,173.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.47% or 13.00 to trade at $2,737.90 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 0.05% to 4,343.91, while BRL/COP fell 0.33% to 714.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 109.25.