Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General-Composite declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General-Composite were Select Textile (AT:EPIr), which rose 6.83% or 0.014 points to trade at 0.219 at the close. Meanwhile, Flexopack SA (AT:FLXr) added 6.43% or 0.2700 points to end at 4.4700 and J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) was up 5.45% or 0.024 points to 0.464 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Techn Olympic (AT:OLYr), which fell 4.05% or 0.060 points to trade at 1.420 at the close. Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr) declined 3.70% or 0.002 points to end at 0.052 and Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) was down 3.36% or 0.075 points to 2.155.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 58 to 41 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Select Textile (AT:EPIr) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.83% or 0.014 to 0.219. Shares in Flexopack SA (AT:FLXr) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 6.43% or 0.2700 to 4.4700.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.41% or 17.60 to $1230.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.80% or 1.34 to hit $46.48 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.58% or 1.31 to trade at $49.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.49% to 1.0939, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8476.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 98.90.