Greece stocks lower at close of trade; Athens General Composite down 0.48%

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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite fell 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr ), which rose 8.64% or 1.90 points to trade at 23.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr ) added 1.39% or 0.55 points to end at 40.20 and Cars Motorcycles and Marine Engine Trade and Import Company SA (AT:MTDr ) was up 1.10% or 0.03 points to 2.75 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA ), which fell 3.80% or 0.09 points to trade at 2.15 at the close. Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr ) declined 3.75% or 0.01 points to end at 0.36 and Intracom Holdings SA (AT:INRr ) was down 2.68% or 0.09 points to 3.09.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 78 to 45 and 20 ended unchanged.

Shares in Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr ) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.64% or 1.90 to 23.90. Shares in Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.39% or 0.55 to 40.20.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.30% or 34.96 to $2,725.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.00% or 2.22 to hit $76.14 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.89% or 2.22 to trade at $79.14 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.45% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 109.38.

Source: Investing.com