Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Ekter (AT:EKTr), which rose 7.75% or 0.33 points to trade at 4.59 at the close. Meanwhile, Space Hellas SA (AT:SPAr) added 3.31% or 0.22 points to end at 6.86 and Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) was up 2.71% or 0.06 points to 2.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Athens Medical (AT:AMCr), which fell 2.22% or 0.04 points to trade at 1.54 at the close. Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr) declined 1.83% or 0.48 points to end at 25.70 and Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr) was down 1.62% or 0.04 points to 2.43.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 72 to 47 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ekter (AT:EKTr) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.75% or 0.33 to 4.59. Shares in Athens Medical (AT:AMCr) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.22% or 0.04 to 1.54. Shares in Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.71% or 0.06 to 2.16.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.20% or 4.70 to $2,320.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.69% or 1.28 to hit $76.81 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.49% or 1.19 to trade at $80.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.56% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 104.91.