Greek equities ended the trading day on a positive note on Friday, with gains concentrated in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors pushing the Athens General Composite higher.
At the close in Athens the Athens General Composite rose 0.38%.
The session's strongest performers included Fourlis Hld (AT:FRLr), which advanced 5.26% or 0.22 points to finish at 4.41. Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr) climbed 4.85% or 2.55 points to close at 55.10, and Ekter (AT:EKTr) gained 3.12% or 0.16 points to end the day at 5.29.
On the downside, Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) fell 2.94% or 0.90 points to 29.75 at the close. ADACOM SA (AT:IDEr) dropped 2.84% or 0.18 points to finish at 6.16, and Coca Cola HBC AG (AT:EEEr) declined 1.81% or 1.00 points to trade at 54.30 in late trade.
Market breadth on the Athens Stock Exchange favored rising issues: 65 stocks advanced while 43 declined, and 28 were unchanged.
Shares of Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr) moved to a new all-time high during the session, increasing 4.85% or 2.55 points to 55.10.
Commodities and currency moves accompanying the session included a rise in gold futures for December delivery, which were up 0.38% or 16.86 to $4,437.26 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for September delivery increased 0.47% or 0.38 to $81.63 a barrel, and the October Brent oil contract climbed 0.91% or 0.79 to $87.86 a barrel.
On the foreign exchange front, EUR/USD was reported at 1.16 and EUR/GBP at 0.85. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 99.44.
Key session movers and headline data are listed above; the market closed with a modest positive bias driven by select gains in industrial and energy-related names alongside broader sector strength in banking, construction and travel.