Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP index rose 1.64% to 2,342 on Thursday, lifted by oil strength. The peso firmed to 3,201 per dollar.
July 31, 2026Section
Colombia Markets
Daily coverage of Colombia’s financial markets – the MSCI COLCAP index, the peso (COP), Banco de la Republica policy and the oil and banking names that move the Bogota bourse, including Ecopetrol, Bancolombia and Grupo Sura. The Rio Times tracks each BVC trading session, COP moves against the dollar, inflation prints and the fiscal and energy-policy headlines shaping the Andean economy. This hub collects our Colombia stock-market reports and market analysis in English for investors and expats. Return for the latest COLCAP close, Colombian peso exchange-rate moves and corporate news from Bogota.
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
The COLCAP rose 0.15% on Wednesday, buoyed by steady oil, while the peso weakened 0.21% to 3,211 per dollar. Full...
July 30, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
The COLCAP rose 0.37% in Bogotá on Monday, led by utilities, while the peso was unchanged at 3,217 per dollar.
July 28, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
The COLCAP eased 0.38% on Friday while the Colombian peso held firm near 3,217. Ecopetrol tracked crude-oil weakness in a...
July 27, 2026
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Board Adds Argos Ex-President Velasquez
Colombia named ex-Grupo Argos chief Jorge Mario Velasquez to the Ecopetrol board, described as the incoming government's first pick amid...
July 25, 2026
Colombia’s GEB Takes Full Control of Four Brazil Power Grids
Grupo Energía Bogotá buys out Axia Energia’s 49% stake in four Brazilian transmission firms, securing full control of R$280M in...
July 24, 2026
Barranquilla Sustainable Bonds Debut, Raising $350M
Barranquilla became the first Colombian city to issue international sustainable bonds, raising US$350 million with demand topping US$1.2 billion.
July 24, 2026
Colombia Oil Giant Ecopetrol Board Shakeup, CEO Exits
Colombia's Ecopetrol reshuffles leadership as CEO Ricardo Roa departs July 30, Luis Felipe Henao takes the board chair, and two...
July 24, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP index fell 0.60% and the peso strengthened slightly as oil prices slipped. Ecopetrol led the decline in thin...
July 24, 2026