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.