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Summary of the day – August 20, 2025

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| The Rally Awaiting the Fed

 

  • USD/COP The dollar closed this Wednesday at COP$4,020, down COP$11 compared to Tuesday, after trading between COP$4,013 and COP$4,037 per dollar, where USD$1,015 million was traded.
  • The oil market closed higher, with Brent gaining 1.60% to USD$66.84 and WTI gaining 1.24% to USD$62.86.
  • International markets closed lower after learning the minutes of the July Fed meeting and recording an unfavorable performance of technology companies, such as Intel (-0.34%), Meta (-0.28%), Apple (-0.11) and Alphabet (-0.06%).
  • The TES Fixed rate COP bonds registered mostly positive performance, with yield movements between -17.2 and +10.8 bps.

 

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