Athens shares finished the session higher on Thursday, with sector strength in Banking, Construction and Travel helping push the Athens General Composite up 0.23% at the close.
The session's top performer on the Athens General Composite was Optima bank SA (AT:OPTIMAr), which climbed 5.34% or 0.60 points to finish at 11.83. Gek Terna (AT:HRMr) added 2.70% or 1.18 points to close at 44.82, while Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) advanced 2.65% or 0.80 points to end the day at 31.00.
On the downside, Unibios Holdings SA (AT:VILr) fell 1.91% or 0.06 points to 2.82 at the close. Viohalco SA (AT:VIOH) declined 1.38% or 0.24 points to finish at 17.14, and Ekter (AT:EKTr) was down 1.35% or 0.07 points to 5.10.
Market breadth was positive: rising issues outnumbered decliners 60 to 47, while 22 names finished unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Notably, shares of Optima bank SA (AT:OPTIMAr) rose to an all-time high, gaining 5.34% or 0.60 to 11.83. Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) also reached an all-time high, increasing 2.65% or 0.80 to 31.00.
Commodities and foreign exchange showed mixed movements during the session. Gold futures for December delivery were up 0.40% or 18.11 to $4,563.41 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for October delivery rose 2.17% or 1.83 to $86.22 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract increased 1.91% or 1.75 to trade at $93.37 a barrel.
On FX, EUR/USD was quoted at 1.17, showing an unchanged move of 0.07%, and EUR/GBP was essentially flat, unchanged by 0.15% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures traded down 0.03% at 98.70.
Summary of session statistics and notable moves are presented above. The day closed with a modest gain in the headline index, led by several strong individual performers and accompanied by mixed readings in commodities and currency markets.