Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite fell 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Hygeia (AT:HYGr), which rose 13.24% or 0.069 points to trade at 0.590 at the close. Meanwhile, Iaso (AT:IASr) added 7.76% or 0.072 points to end at 1.000 and Athens Medical (AT:AMCr) was up 7.14% or 0.100 points to 1.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Select Textile (AT:EPIr), which fell 9.36% or 0.016 points to trade at 0.155 at the close. Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr) declined 6.06% or 0.002 points to end at 0.031 and Public Power (AT:DEHr) was down 4.86% or 0.09 points to 1.76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 66 to 35 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hygeia (AT:HYGr) rose to 3-years highs; rising 13.24% or 0.069 to 0.590. Shares in Iaso (AT:IASr) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 7.76% or 0.072 to 1.000. Shares in Public Power (AT:DEHr) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.86% or 0.09 to 1.76.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.06% or 0.70 to $1265.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.05% or 1.18 to hit $56.44 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.70% or 1.07 to trade at $61.79 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.1789, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8810.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 93.56.