Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Hygeia (AT:HYGr), which rose 30.06% or 0.104 points to trade at 0.450 at the close. Meanwhile, Iaso (AT:IASr) added 21.40% or 0.171 points to end at 0.970 and Athens Medical (AT:AMCr) was up 9.32% or 0.110 points to 1.290 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centric Hold (AT:DESr), which fell 6.15% or 0.008 points to trade at 0.122 at the close. Creta Plastics (AT:PLAKR) declined 4.59% or 0.280 points to end at 6.050 and Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr) was down 3.27% or 0.050 points to 1.480.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 65 to 37 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hygeia (AT:HYGr) rose to 3-years highs; up 30.06% or 0.104 to 0.450.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.30% or 3.85 to $1288.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.31% or 0.76 to hit $58.78 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.13 to trade at $63.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.74% to 1.1939, while EUR/GBP rose 0.45% to 0.8943.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 92.63.