Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.55%

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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.55% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA ), which rose 3.83% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR ) added 3.45% or 0.50 points to end at 15.00 and Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr ) was up 2.94% or 0.80 points to 28.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr ), which fell 2.37% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.37 at the close. Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr ) declined 1.77% or 0.02 points to end at 1.22 and Dimand Societe Anonyme for Real Estate Constructions (AT:DIMANDr ) was down 1.47% or 0.14 points to 9.39.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 65 to 52 and 27 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 5.60 to $2,682.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.37% or 0.98 to hit $70.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.01% or 0.75 to trade at $73.72 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.30.

Source: Investing.com