Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Nireus Aqua (AT:NIRr), which rose 5.42% or 0.009 points to trade at 0.179 at the close. Meanwhile, Gek Terna (AT:HRMr) added 3.46% or 0.180 points to end at 5.380 and Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr) was up 3.45% or 0.070 points to 2.150 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Loulis Mills (AT:LOUr), which fell 2.75% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.14 at the close. Iaso (AT:IASr) declined 2.21% or 0.018 points to end at 0.796 and Autohellas (AT:AUTr) was down 1.72% or 0.40 points to 22.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 64 to 31 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.45% or 0.070 to 2.150.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.15% or 1.80 to $1239.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.30% or 2.31 to hit $67.64 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 3.66% or 2.76 to trade at $72.57 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1707, while EUR/GBP rose 0.22% to 0.8848.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.31.