Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Korres (AT:KRRr), which rose 8.75% or 0.350 points to trade at 4.350 at the close. Meanwhile, Select Textile (AT:EPIr) added 8.38% or 0.014 points to end at 0.181 and Hygeia (AT:HYGr) was up 7.12% or 0.023 points to 0.346 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centric Hold (AT:DESr), which fell 7.80% or 0.011 points to trade at 0.130 at the close. Folli Follie (AT:HDFr) declined 5.10% or 0.80 points to end at 14.90 and Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr) was down 4.17% or 0.002 points to 0.046.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 53 to 36 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Folli Follie (AT:HDFr) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.10% or 0.80 to 14.90.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.08% or 0.97 to $1291.23 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.45% or 0.26 to hit $58.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.03 to trade at $63.29 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1845, while EUR/GBP rose 0.38% to 0.8906.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 93.09.