Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.44%

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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.44%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Alumil (AT:ALMr ), which rose 2.91% or 0.12 points to trade at 4.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Metlen Energy & Metals AE (AT:MYTr ) added 2.18% or 0.72 points to end at 33.80 and Austriacard Holdings AG (AT:ACAGr ) was up 1.75% or 0.10 points to 5.82 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr ), which fell 2.26% or 0.50 points to trade at 21.60 at the close. Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr ) declined 1.79% or 0.05 points to end at 2.75 and Dimand Societe Anonyme for Real Estate Constructions (AT:DIMANDr ) was down 1.54% or 0.13 points to 8.29.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 64 to 50 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Alumil (AT:ALMr ) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.91% or 0.12 to 4.25.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 2.01% or 55.50 to $2,701.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.32% or 0.93 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.13% or 0.83 to trade at $72.69 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 106.63.

Source: Investing.com