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 gained 1.05% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Profile Syst (AT:PRFr), which rose 3.71% or 0.17 points to trade at 4.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics SA (AT:OPAr) added 3.26% or 0.51 points to end at 16.15 and Gr Sarantis SA (AT:SRSr) was up 3.02% or 0.30 points to 10.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intrakat Technikon Kai Energeiakon Ergon AE (AT:INCr), which fell 2.52% or 0.13 points to trade at 5.02 at the close. Autohellas (AT:AUTr) declined 2.26% or 0.26 points to end at 11.22 and Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr) was down 1.62% or 0.06 points to 3.34.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 68 to 41 and 25 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.27% or 6.85 to $2,534.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $76.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.03% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 101.59.