Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.94%

Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.94%.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA), which rose 9.36% or 0.15 points to trade at 1.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr) added 4.36% or 1.55 points to end at 37.10 and Ideal Group SA (AT:IDEr) was up 3.49% or 0.19 points to 5.64 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cenergy Holdings SA (AT:CENEr), which fell 2.14% or 0.18 points to trade at 8.24 at the close. Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr) declined 1.92% or 0.02 points to end at 1.02 and Elton S.A. (AT:ELNr) was down 1.76% or 0.03 points to 1.79.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 78 to 45 and 16 ended unchanged.

Shares in Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr) rose to all time highs; up 4.36% or 1.55 to 37.10.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 18.60 to $2,670.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.82% or 1.25 to hit $70.00 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.72% or 1.25 to trade at $74.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 106.66.