Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 1.94%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr), which rose 5.54% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Cars Motorcycles and Marine Engine Trade and Import Company SA (AT:MTDr) added 5.37% or 0.14 points to end at 2.65 and Aegean Airlines (AT:AGNr) was up 5.32% or 0.55 points to 10.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Coca Cola HBC AG (AT:EEEr), which fell 1.08% or 0.34 points to trade at 31.20 at the close. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (AT:OTEr) declined 0.68% or 0.10 points to end at 14.70 and Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr) was down 0.48% or 0.10 points to 20.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 103 to 21 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.29% or 7.10 to $2,438.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.70% or 1.98 to hit $75.18 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.46% or 1.88 to trade at $78.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.21% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 102.94.