Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 163.56%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Halcor (AT:XAKO), which rose 14.83% or 0.094 points to trade at 0.728 at the close. Meanwhile, Viohalco SA (AT:VIOH) added 10.73% or 0.280 points to end at 2.890 and Papoutsanis (AT:PSALr) was up 5.58% or 0.012 points to 0.227 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Public Power (AT:DEHr), which fell 6.09% or 0.14 points to trade at 2.16 at the close. Grivalia Properties REIC (AT:GRIr) declined 2.34% or 0.22 points to end at 9.18 and Coca Cola HBC AG (AT:EEEr) was down 1.83% or 0.5000 points to 26.8700.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 64 to 40 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Halcor (AT:XAKO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 14.83% or 0.094 to 0.728. Shares in Public Power (AT:DEHr) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.09% or 0.14 to 2.16. Shares in Viohalco SA (AT:VIOH) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.73% or 0.280 to 2.890. Shares in Papoutsanis (AT:PSALr) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.58% or 0.012 to 0.227.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.15% or 1.81 to $1248.21 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.21% or 0.96 to hit $44.34 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.43% or 1.12 to trade at $47.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.99% to 1.1292, while EUR/GBP rose 0.52% to 0.8835.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.68% at 96.45.