Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 1.18%

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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 1.18% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr), which rose 4.62% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr) added 3.24% or 0.68 points to end at 21.68 and Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) was up 2.77% or 0.05 points to 1.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr), which fell 3.74% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.70 at the close. Orilina Properties AEEAP (AT:ORILINAr) declined 2.50% or 0.02 points to end at 0.78 and Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr) was down 2.07% or 0.60 points to 28.45.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 73 to 50 and 19 ended unchanged.

Shares in Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.62% or 0.11 to 2.49.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.04% or 1.06 to $2,749.84 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.67% or 0.52 to hit $77.33 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.65% or 0.53 to trade at $80.76 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.37% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 108.94.