Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.77% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr), which rose 8.53% or 0.13 points to trade at 1.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr) added 7.76% or 0.03 points to end at 0.36 and Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) was up 6.25% or 0.12 points to 2.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR), which fell 2.78% or 0.40 points to trade at 14.00 at the close. Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr) declined 2.23% or 0.50 points to end at 21.90 and Optima bank SA (AT:OPTIMAr) was down 1.39% or 0.18 points to 12.76.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 86 to 38 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.05% or 27.86 to $2,668.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.62% or 1.88 to hit $73.60 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.38% or 1.78 to trade at $76.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.46% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 108.92.
