Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Retail, Industrials and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite fell 1.04% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Elton S.A. (AT:ELNr), which rose 2.14% or 0.030 points to trade at 1.430 at the close. Meanwhile, Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR) added 2.14% or 0.300 points to end at 14.300 and Athens Medical (AT:AMCr) was up 1.53% or 0.020 points to 1.330 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA), which fell 4.68% or 0.065 points to trade at 1.325 at the close. Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) declined 4.62% or 0.0330 points to end at 0.6820 and Intracom Constructions Technical and Steel Constructions SA (AT:INCr) was down 4.03% or 0.050 points to 1.190.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 73 to 27 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.02% or 0.20 to $1194.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.84% or 0.55 to hit $65.97 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.40% or 0.29 to trade at $72.50 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1515, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8959.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 95.51.