Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Autohellas (AT:AUTr), which rose 3.48% or 0.79 points to trade at 23.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Public Power (AT:DEHr) added 3.43% or 0.06 points to end at 1.81 and Hellenic Exchanges Athens Stock Exchange SA (AT:EXCr) was up 3.21% or 0.14 points to 4.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Revoil Petrol (AT:REVr), which fell 13.13% or 0.086 points to trade at 0.569 at the close. Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr) declined 9.68% or 0.003 points to end at 0.028 and Centric Hold (AT:DESr) was down 3.70% or 0.005 points to 0.130.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 55 to 51 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr) fell to all time lows; losing 9.68% or 0.003 to 0.028.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.80% or 10.10 to $1256.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.80% or 0.45 to hit $56.41 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.03% or 0.63 to trade at $61.85 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1790, while EUR/GBP fell 0.17% to 0.8792.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 93.66.