Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.33%

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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Premia AE (AT:PREMr ), which rose 6.16% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr ) added 5.33% or 0.08 points to end at 1.50 and Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr ) was up 3.49% or 0.06 points to 1.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr ), which fell 2.32% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.53 at the close. Elinoil Hellenic Petroleum Company SA (AT:ELIr ) declined 1.49% or 0.03 points to end at 1.99 and National Bank of Greece SA (AT:NBGr ) was down 1.49% or 0.11 points to 7.52.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 56 to 53 and 27 ended unchanged.

Shares in Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.32% or 0.06 to 2.53.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.43% or 11.50 to $2,694.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.85% or 2.06 to hit $70.30 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.50% or 1.89 to trade at $73.74 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.16% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 104.63.

Source: Investing.com