{
  "id": 17157249,
  "title": "Colombia Stocks Fall 0.63% as Peso Slips | Colombia Market Report, Oct 29",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/colombia-stocks-fall-0-63-as-peso-slips-colombia-market-report-oct-29",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:47:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/colombia-markets-colcap-peso-thursday-october-29-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, Colombia's stocks and currency both declined in value. The Colombia Stock Exchange's main index, COLCAP, slipped 0.63% to 2,489.93 points. Meanwhile, the Colombian peso weakened against the US dollar, losing about 0.5% of its value. Ecopetrol, the state-owned oil company, dropped 2.26% in New York. The market now awaits the central bank's decision on interest rates, which is scheduled for Friday. Analysts are divided on whether the central bank will raise rates, hold steady, or lower them. The central bank's decision on Friday will impact borrowing costs for Colombian households and companies.",
  "summary": "Colombia’s COLCAP index fell 0.63% to 2,489.93 on Thursday and the peso slipped about 0.5% to 3,167 per dollar, a day before the central bank decides on rates. The post Colombia Stocks Fall 0.63% as Peso Slips | Colombia Market Report, Oct 29 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}