Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite declined 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Interlife General Insurance Company SA (AT:INLIFr), which rose 1.46% or 0.07 points to trade at 4.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Profile Syst (AT:PRFr) added 1.17% or 0.06 points to end at 5.18 and Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) was up 1.13% or 0.15 points to 13.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Biokarpet Industrial and Commercial Enterprises SA (AT:ALBr), which fell 3.11% or 0.06 points to trade at 1.87 at the close. Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr) declined 2.73% or 0.09 points to end at 3.21 and Intrakat Technikon Kai Energeiakon Ergon AE (AT:INCr) was down 2.41% or 0.12 points to 4.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 82 to 29 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) rose to all time highs; up 1.13% or 0.15 to 13.40.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.22% or 5.75 to $2,598.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $69.81 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.35% or 0.26 to trade at $73.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.37% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 100.59.