Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite declined 1.31% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Korres (AT:KRRr), which rose 8.11% or 0.330 points to trade at 4.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Select Textile (AT:EPIr) added 7.72% or 0.020 points to end at 0.279 and Halcor (AT:XAKO) was up 2.11% or 0.016 points to 0.776 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Flexopack SA (AT:FLXr), which fell 8.62% or 0.4300 points to trade at 4.5600 at the close. Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr) declined 5.31% or 0.013 points to end at 0.232 and Public Power (AT:DEHr) was down 4.93% or 0.11 points to 2.12.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 69 to 36 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Public Power (AT:DEHr) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.93% or 0.11 to 2.12.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.81% or 10.16 to $1259.56 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.12% or 0.06 to hit $48.81 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.24 to trade at $51.21 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.49% to 1.1677, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8920.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 93.75.