Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Construction, Banking and Travel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr), which rose 6.89% or 0.12 points to trade at 1.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr) added 3.49% or 1.40 points to end at 41.50 and Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC (AT:BOCHGRr) was up 3.36% or 0.16 points to 4.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lamda Develop (AT:LMDr), which fell 1.93% or 0.14 points to trade at 7.10 at the close. Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr) declined 1.84% or 0.55 points to end at 29.35 and Performance Technologies IT Solutions (AT:PREFr) was down 1.74% or 0.10 points to 5.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 62 to 58 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.89% or 0.12 to 1.80. Shares in Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr) rose to all time highs; rising 3.49% or 1.40 to 41.50.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.10% or 2.79 to $2,681.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.61% or 0.47 to hit $76.83 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.65% or 0.53 to trade at $80.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.52% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 109.21.