Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 1.19% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Selonda Aquaculture SA (AT:SELr), which rose 6.70% or 0.0140 points to trade at 0.2240 at the close. Meanwhile, Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr) added 5.54% or 0.192 points to end at 3.660 and Public Power (AT:DEHr) was up 5.36% or 0.12 points to 2.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centric Hold (AT:DESr), which fell 2.98% or 0.005 points to trade at 0.163 at the close. Titan Cement Company SA (AT:TTNr) declined 1.71% or 0.400 points to end at 23.000 and Profile Syst (AT:PRFr) was down 1.44% or 0.012 points to 0.820.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 73 to 42 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.17% or 2.20 to $1321.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.42% or 0.90 to hit $64.47 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.87% or 0.60 to trade at $69.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.82% to 1.2045, while EUR/GBP rose 0.53% to 0.8893.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 91.61.