Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Telecoms and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 1.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr), which rose 5.49% or 0.0445 points to trade at 0.8550 at the close. Meanwhile, Mytilineos Holdings SA (AT:MYTr) added 4.00% or 0.360 points to end at 9.360 and Public Power (AT:DEHr) was up 4.00% or 0.11 points to 2.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Athens Medical (AT:AMCr), which fell 6.92% or 0.110 points to trade at 1.480 at the close. Elton S.A. (AT:ELNr) declined 2.19% or 0.035 points to end at 1.565 and Grivalia Properties REIC (AT:GRIr) was down 1.66% or 0.15 points to 8.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 69 to 48 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.18% or 2.40 to $1342.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.54% or 1.61 to hit $65.03 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.55% or 1.75 to trade at $70.40 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.31% to 1.2357, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8717.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 89.30.