Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Technology and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 1.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr), which rose 9.80% or 0.3500 points to trade at 3.9200 at the close. Meanwhile, Revoil Petrol (AT:REVr) added 5.77% or 0.030 points to end at 0.550 and Intracom Hold (AT:INRr) was up 3.73% or 0.031 points to 0.861 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Flexopack SA (AT:FLXr), which fell 6.76% or 0.5000 points to trade at 6.9000 at the close. Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr) declined 2.86% or 0.001 points to end at 0.031 and Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) was down 1.98% or 0.035 points to 1.735.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 66 to 43 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.80% or 0.3500 to 3.9200.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.31% or 4.10 to $1318.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.41% or 0.28 to hit $68.33 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.01% or 0.75 to trade at $74.75 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.2107, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.8694.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 91.34.