Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.31%

Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking , Construction and Travel sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr ), which rose 3.23% or 0.40 points to trade at 12.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr ) added 2.97% or 0.07 points to end at 2.26 and Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr ) was up 2.78% or 0.01 points to 0.37 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr ), which fell 2.53% or 0.09 points to trade at 3.28 at the close. Interlife General Insurance Company SA (AT:INLIFr ) declined 2.05% or 0.10 points to end at 4.79 and Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Co SA (AT:TWSr ) was down 1.86% or 0.06 points to 3.16.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 67 to 43 and 25 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.23% or 0.40 to 12.80.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.16% or 4.05 to $2,606.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.82% or 1.23 to hit $68.98 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.59% or 1.14 to trade at $72.75 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 100.40.

Source: Investing.com