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Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials , Services and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP added 0.44%.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Mineros SA (BVC: MAS ), which rose 3.17% or 190.00 points to trade at 6,190.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref (BVC: GAA_p ) added 0.53% or 3.00 points to end at 573.00 and Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (BVC: BVC ) was up 0.34% or 40.00 points to 11,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cementos Argos Pf (BVC: CCB_p ), which fell 4.22% or 460.00 points to trade at 10,440.00 at the close. Cementos Argos SA (BVC: CCB ) declined 3.36% or 360.00 points to end at 10,360.00 and Grupo Energia Bogota SA ESP (BVC: GEB ) was down 3.16% or 90.00 points to 2,755.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Mineros SA (BVC: MAS ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.17% or 190.00 to 6,190.00.

US coffee C for July delivery was up 0.05% or 0.20 to $399.00 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in July rose 3.17% or 289.00 to hit $9,420.00 , while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 18.24 to trade at $3,330.36 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was down 0.80% to 4,222.95, while BRL/COP fell 0.84% to 742.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 99.37.