Stocks listed in Greece ended the trading day in positive territory on Monday, driven by strength in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors.
At the Athens close, the Athens General Composite index was up 1.02%.
Top performers
- Lavipharm SA (AT:LPHr) surged 8.00%, gaining 0.12 points to finish at 1.57.
- Alumil (AT:ALMr) rose 4.89%, an increase of 0.26 points to close at 5.58.
- Avax SA (AT:AVAr) added 4.75%, or 0.15 points, to end the session at 3.31.
Largest decliners
- Euronext Athens Holding SA (AT:EXCr) led losses, slipping 2.43% or 0.18 points to close at 7.22.
- BriQ Properties REIC (AT:BRIQr) declined 1.91%, down 0.06 points to 3.08.
- Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr) fell 1.23%, or 0.62 points, to finish at 49.88.
Market breadth on the Athens Stock Exchange favored advancers: 77 stocks rose, 35 fell and 16 remained unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
- Gold futures for August delivery were up 0.08%, a rise of 3.20, to $4,074.00 a troy ounce.
- Crude oil for September delivery dropped 6.33%, down $5.65 to $83.66 a barrel.
- The October Brent oil contract fell 5.60%, or $5.13, to trade at $86.55 a barrel.
On the currency front, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged, moving 0.05% to 1.14, while EUR/GBP was flat at 0.85, showing a 0.16% movement noted in the session. The US Dollar Index Futures recorded a 0.00% change, standing at 101.31 at the close.
Overall, the market session closed with more advancing issues than decliners, while commodities and currency pairs showed mixed performance.