Greece stocks lower at close of trade; Athens General Composite down 1.14%

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 1.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Premia AE (AT:PREMr ), which rose 4.17% or 0.05 points to trade at 1.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr ) added 2.35% or 0.08 points to end at 3.27 and Dimand Societe Anonyme for Real Estate Constructions (AT:DIMANDr ) was up 1.72% or 0.16 points to 9.46 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Biokarpet Industrial and Commercial Enterprises SA (AT:ALBr ), which fell 7.11% or 0.14 points to trade at 1.77 at the close. Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr ) declined 4.46% or 1.25 points to end at 26.75 and Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (AT:OTEr ) was down 3.67% or 0.59 points to 15.49.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 93 to 34 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in Premia AE (AT:PREMr ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.17% or 0.05 to 1.25. Shares in Biokarpet Industrial and Commercial Enterprises SA (AT:ALBr ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.11% or 0.14 to 1.77.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.46% or 12.20 to $2,655.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.88% or 0.60 to hit $68.78 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.89% or 0.64 to trade at $72.18 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 100.26.

Source: Investing.com