Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals, Household and Travel sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite fell 0.30% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Iaso (AT:IASr), which rose 9.06% or 0.115 points to trade at 1.385 at the close. Meanwhile, Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) added 4.35% or 0.070 points to end at 1.680 and Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) was up 4.24% or 0.0305 points to 0.7505 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR), which fell 7.69% or 1.100 points to trade at 13.300 at the close. AS Company SA (AT:ASCr) declined 5.61% or 0.120 points to end at 2.020 and Public Power (AT:DEHr) was down 3.01% or 0.08 points to 2.58.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 60 to 52 and 10 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.60% or 21.30 to $1348.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.68% or 1.08 to hit $65.38 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.54% or 1.06 to trade at $69.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.41% to 1.2352, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8732.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 89.12.