Peso Holds Its Ground As Colombian Stocks Edge Higher — Here’s What Mattered
Colombia opened Friday with a split screen: the peso steady near COP 3,891 per dollar while local shares nudged higher toward multi-year highs. That tension—global dollar firmness versus improving domestic optics—defined the last 24 hours.
What set the tone: The U.S. Dollar Index sat near 99, keeping most emerging-market FX range-bound. Oil eased, removing a small tailwind for petroeconomies like Colombia.
Locally, confidence stayed intact after the government’s record debt-management swap extended maturities and smoothed near-term funding, while high domestic rates kept the carry attractive.
FX in one line: USD/COP churned inside 3,889–3,913. Traders are watching 3,905–3,920 as the ceiling and 3,884–3,870 as first support: dollar strength or a deeper crude slide would test the topside; an oil rebound would favor a drift lower in the pair.
Stocks, simply put: The MSCI Colcap closed +0.75% at 1,889.25, a measured push that looked more like steady accumulation than a speculative surge.
The rally’s backbone is still a mix of disciplined funding optics, sticky real yields, and resilient earnings expectations.
Top Movers (close, Thu):
Winners: Mineros (+5.11%), Bancolombia Pref (+1.03%), ISA (+0.97%).
Losers: Grupo Aval Pref (−1.33%), Corficolombiana (−1.16%), Terpel (−0.90%).
The story behind the story: Colombia is threading a narrow path. Policy is steady (benchmark 9.25%) against 5.18% inflation, leaving real yields supportive.
The record TES swap signaled balance-sheet discipline, which helps equities and local bonds even as oil’s softness and a firm dollar lean against the peso.
That push-pull—carry and credibility vs. stronger USD and softer crude—is why FX is stuck in a band while stocks keep grinding up.
What to watch next: A decisive DXY break >99.5 or crude slipping further would pressure the peso’s range; absent that, USD/COP likely stays boxed, and Colcap dips toward 1,866–1,856 should continue to find buyers unless global risk sentiment sours.
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
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| COLCAP | 2,484.43 | -0.88% | — | — | — | — | — |
| USD/COP | 3,236 | +0.27% | -15.57% | 3,227 | 3,239 | 3,219 | — |
| BRENT | 98.25 | -0.04% | +55.02% | 98.29 | 100.92 | 96.65 | 19,095 |
| WTI | 90.91 | +0.43% | +52.97% | 90.52 | 92.53 | 89.07 | 107,097 |
| ECOPETROL | 15.54 | -2.39% | +60.70% | 15.92 | 15.54 | 15.28 | 84,692 |
| BANCOLOMBIA | 92.22 | -2.29% | +53.01% | 94.38 | 93.27 | 92.22 | 295 |
| GRUPO AVAL | 4.17 | -3.25% | -3.02% | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.17 | 179,730 |
| TECNOGLASS | 45.13 | +5.42% | -13.94% | 42.81 | 45.13 | 44.00 | 471 |
| CREDICORP | 347.99 | -3.12% | +34.44% | 359.21 | 348.01 | 347.99 | 949 |
| BUENAVENTURA | 28.33 | -1.63% | +30.55% | 28.80 | 29.89 | 27.23 | 72 |
| SOUTHERN COPPER | 165.38 | -6.48% | +26.40% | 176.84 | 167.20 | 165.38 | 3,856 |
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