Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.94%

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 gained 0.94%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA ), which rose 9.36% or 0.15 points to trade at 1.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr ) added 4.36% or 1.55 points to end at 37.10 and Ideal Group SA (AT:IDEr ) was up 3.49% or 0.19 points to 5.64 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cenergy Holdings SA (AT:CENEr ), which fell 2.14% or 0.18 points to trade at 8.24 at the close. Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr ) declined 1.92% or 0.02 points to end at 1.02 and Elton S.A. (AT:ELNr ) was down 1.76% or 0.03 points to 1.79.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 78 to 45 and 16 ended unchanged.

Shares in Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr ) rose to all time highs; up 4.36% or 1.55 to 37.10.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 18.60 to $2,670.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.82% or 1.25 to hit $70.00 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.72% or 1.25 to trade at $74.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 106.66.

Source: Investing.com