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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLCAP | 2,566.31 | +0.71% | — | 9.04 | 9.05 | 9.02 | 4,133 |
| USD/COP | 3,140 | +0.03% | -22.04% | 3,139 | 3,141 | 3,105 | — |
| BRENT | 88.88 | -0.03% | +34.42% | 88.91 | 90.07 | 88.12 | 29,713 |
| WTI | 83.11 | -0.11% | +31.57% | 83.20 | 84.35 | 82.40 | 166,848 |
| ECOPETROL | 16.92 | -0.53% | +98.01% | 17.01 | 17.05 | 16.79 | 737,591 |
| BANCOLOMBIA | 95.87 | -2.18% | +96.15% | 98.01 | 100.36 | 95.73 | 188,740 |
| GRUPO AVAL | 5.40 | +2.66% | +76.89% | 5.26 | 5.49 | 5.32 | 146,447 |
| TECNOGLASS | 42.30 | -1.10% | -48.04% | 42.77 | 42.73 | 42.05 | 60,908 |
| CREDICORP | 375.17 | -0.49% | +49.60% | 377.00 | 384.43 | 372.27 | 88,375 |
| BUENAVENTURA | 34.45 | -1.02% | +88.07% | 34.80 | 35.62 | 34.33 | 275,831 |
| SOUTHERN COPPER | 193.97 | -0.26% | +104.01% | 194.48 | 199.36 | 192.59 | 367,102 |
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