Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.95%

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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.95% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Aktor Symmetochon Technikon kai Energoiakon Ergon AE (AT:INCr ), which rose 5.39% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Premia AE (AT:PREMr ) added 3.52% or 0.04 points to end at 1.29 and Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr ) was up 2.78% or 0.12 points to 4.43 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Papoutsanis Industrial and Commercial of Consumer Goods SA (AT:PSALr ), which fell 1.95% or 0.05 points to trade at 2.52 at the close. Interlife General Insurance Company SA (AT:INLIFr ) declined 1.09% or 0.05 points to end at 4.55 and Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr ) was down 0.92% or 0.03 points to 2.68.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 85 to 35 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Premia AE (AT:PREMr ) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.52% or 0.04 to 1.29. Shares in Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.78% or 0.12 to 4.43.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.86% or 23.74 to $2,788.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $74.48 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $78.28 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.93% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.67% at 107.14.

Source: Investing.com