Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 1.31%

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 added 1.31%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr ), which rose 4.41% or 1.50 points to trade at 35.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr ) added 4.40% or 0.04 points to end at 1.04 and Fourlis Hld (AT:FRLr ) was up 3.77% or 0.13 points to 3.58 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR ), which fell 4.14% or 0.60 points to trade at 13.90 at the close. Elton S.A. (AT:ELNr ) declined 3.19% or 0.06 points to end at 1.82 and Dimand Societe Anonyme for Real Estate Constructions (AT:DIMANDr ) was down 1.65% or 0.14 points to 8.36.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 94 to 25 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR ) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.14% or 0.60 to 13.90.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 18.40 to $2,649.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.26% or 0.18 to hit $69.42 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.13 to trade at $73.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.69% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 106.76.

Source: Investing.com