Greece stocks lower at close of trade; Athens General Composite down 0.25%

Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking , Telecoms and Household sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite fell 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Premia AE (AT:PREMr ), which rose 6.34% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.27 at the close. Meanwhile, Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Co SA (AT:TWSr ) added 2.49% or 0.08 points to end at 3.29 and Lavipharm SA (AT:LPHr ) was up 2.44% or 0.02 points to 0.76 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR ), which fell 4.76% or 0.70 points to trade at 14.00 at the close. National Bank of Greece SA (AT:NBGr ) declined 3.16% or 0.25 points to end at 7.59 and Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr ) was down 2.61% or 0.40 points to 14.95.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 58 to 57 and 19 ended unchanged.

Shares in Premia AE (AT:PREMr ) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.34% or 0.08 to 1.27.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.75% or 19.94 to $2,625.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.11% or 0.77 to hit $68.69 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.12% or 0.81 to trade at $71.75 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 107.99.

Source: Investing.com