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 gained 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr), which rose 3.65% or 0.90 points to trade at 25.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Profile Syst (AT:PRFr) added 2.21% or 0.10 points to end at 4.62 and Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) was up 2.10% or 0.04 points to 2.09 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elastron SA (AT:ELSRr), which fell 2.77% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.11 at the close. Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr) declined 2.50% or 0.75 points to end at 29.25 and Biokarpet Industrial and Commercial Enterprises SA (AT:ALBr) was down 2.09% or 0.05 points to 2.34.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 73 to 46 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Elastron SA (AT:ELSRr) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.77% or 0.06 to 2.11.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.22% or 5.10 to $2,341.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.50% or 0.40 to hit $81.11 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.56% or 0.48 to trade at $85.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 104.80.