Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Resources, Travel and Retail sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite lost 1.30% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were AS Company SA (AT:ASCr), which rose 4.90% or 0.100 points to trade at 2.140 at the close. Meanwhile, Marfin Invest (AT:MRFr) added 4.90% or 0.008 points to end at 0.180 and Quest Holdings (AT:IQTr) was up 4.58% or 0.550 points to 12.550 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr), which fell 10.65% or 0.083 points to trade at 0.696 at the close. Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr) declined 6.88% or 0.190 points to end at 2.570 and Select Textile (AT:EPIr) was down 4.03% or 0.010 points to 0.238.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 79 to 37 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Quest Holdings (AT:IQTr) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.58% or 0.550 to 12.550.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1323.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.43% or 0.28 to hit $64.66 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.20 to trade at $68.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.2300, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8767.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 89.74.