Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Basic Resources and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite declined 1.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr), which rose 3.93% or 0.170 points to trade at 4.500 at the close. Meanwhile, Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR) added 3.85% or 0.500 points to end at 13.500 and Intercontinental International Real Estate Investment Company SA (AT:ICIr) was up 2.86% or 0.150 points to 5.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr), which fell 7.73% or 0.101 points to trade at 1.205 at the close. Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr) declined 6.05% or 0.126 points to end at 1.958 and Elastron SA (AT:ELSRr) was down 5.00% or 0.0650 points to 1.2350.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 56 to 48 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.93% or 0.170 to 4.500. Shares in Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.73% or 0.101 to 1.205.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.01% or 0.10 to $1208.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.27% or 0.19 to hit $70.58 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.72% or 0.57 to trade at $78.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.69% to 1.1753, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8872.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 93.63.