Greece Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.58% to hit a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were:
– Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr): Rose 7.86%, or 0.09 points, to trade at 1.21 at the close.
– National Bank of Greece SA (AT:NBGr): Added 3.83%, or 0.29 points, to end at 7.75.
– HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings SA (AT:HEPr): Up 3.41%, or 0.24 points, to 7.14 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Cenergy Holdings SA (AT:CENEr): Fell 1.85%, or 0.17 points, to trade at 9.00 at the close.
– Coca Cola HBC AG (AT:EEEr): Declined 1.81%, or 0.62 points, to end at 33.62.
– Athens Water (AT:EYDr): Down 1.19%, or 0.07 points, to 5.83.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 77 to 37, with 25 ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for February delivery rose 1.17%, or 31.16, to $2,690.76 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.22%, or 1.49, to hit $68.69 a barrel.
• The February Brent oil contract rose 1.90%, or 1.35, to trade at $72.47 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.06 (+0.16%).
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.83 (+0.24%).
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 105.53.