Greek stocks rose at the close of trade; Athens General Composite rose 0.92% Investing.com
Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the exchange rate gained 0.92% to hit a new three-month high.
The best performers of the session were Elinoil Hellenic Petroleum Company SA (AT:), which rose 5.91% or 0.13 points to trade at 2.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Cars Motorcycles and Marine Engine Trade and Import Company SA (AT: ) added 3.36% or 0.09 points to end at 2.77 and Crete Plastics SA (AT: ) rose 2.86% or 0.40 points to 14.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lavipharm SA (AT: ), which declined 1.76% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.78 at the close. Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Co SA (AT:) declined 1.23% or 0.04 points to end at 3.22 and Fourlis Hld (AT:) declined 1.07% or 0.04 points to 3.71.
On the Athens Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered declining ones from 88 to 32, and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.83%, or 21.86, to $2,639.96 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.93% or 0.66 to $71.65 a barrel, while March Brent crude rose 0.82% or 0.61 to 74, 60 dollars per barrel.
EUR/USD fell 0.51% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.30% to 0.83.
US dollar index futures rose 0.27% to 108.22.
