Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Resources, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite fell 1.13% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were National Bank of Greece (AT:NBGr), which rose 7.02% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.305 at the close. Meanwhile, Centric Hold (AT:DESr) added 6.43% or 0.009 points to end at 0.149 and Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) was up 2.81% or 0.050 points to 1.830 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr), which fell 21.74% or 0.750 points to trade at 2.700 at the close. Marfin Invest (AT:MRFr) declined 7.96% or 0.009 points to end at 0.104 and Public Power (AT:DEHr) was down 4.37% or 0.09 points to 1.97.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 70 to 36 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marfin Invest (AT:MRFr) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.96% or 0.009 to 0.104. Shares in Public Power (AT:DEHr) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.37% or 0.09 to 1.97.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.44% or 5.71 to $1316.31 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.66% or 0.83 to hit $50.73 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.85% or 1.02 to trade at $56.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1989, while EUR/GBP fell 0.45% to 0.8843.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 91.57.