Greece Stocks Close Higher

Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Construction, Travel, and Technology sectors driving shares upward.

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.11%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were:
– Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr): rose 4.35% or 0.14 points to trade at 3.36
– Biokarpet Industrial and Commercial Enterprises SA (AT:ALBr): added 4.35% or 0.09 points to end at 2.04
– Cars Motorcycles and Marine Engine Trade and Import Company SA (AT:MTDr): was up 1.97% or 0.05 points to 2.59 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Elinoil Hellenic Petroleum Company SA (AT:ELIr): fell 2.31% or 0.05 points to trade at 2.11
– Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr): declined 1.47% or 0.03 points to end at 2.01
– Lavipharm SA (AT:LPHr): was down 1.42% or 0.01 points to 0.83.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 69 to 48, with 18 remaining unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery were up 0.69% or $17.40 to $2,555.20 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.15% or $1.60 to hit $76.12 a barrel.
• The November Brent oil contract rose 1.71% or $1.33 to trade at $78.91 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.11
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.84.

US Dollar Index Futures

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 101.41.