Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.43% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr), which rose 8.97% or 0.11 points to trade at 1.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Co SA (AT:TWSr) added 4.33% or 0.14 points to end at 3.37 and Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr) was up 3.95% or 0.02 points to 0.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centric Hold (AT:DESr), which fell 2.31% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.34 at the close. Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR) declined 2.00% or 0.30 points to end at 14.70 and Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr) was down 1.95% or 0.05 points to 2.27.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 63 to 56 and 25 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.59% or 14.30 to $2,435.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.36% or 0.29 to hit $80.73 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.29% or 0.25 to trade at $84.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 103.77.