Stocks in Greece closed in negative territory on Wednesday, with the main benchmark retreating as several sector groups registered losses.
Market close
At the close of trading in Athens, the Athens General Composite lost 0.92%.
Top movers
- HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings SA (AT:HEPr) was the best performer on the Athens General Composite, rising 2.33% or 0.24 points to finish at 10.54. The stock also reached a 5-year high in the session.
- Allwyn AG (AT:ALWr) added 1.78% or 0.23 points to end the day at 13.17.
- Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr) climbed 1.68% or 0.02 points to close at 1.45.
Heaviest decliners
- Premia AE (AT:PREMr) fell 3.80% or 0.05 points to close at 1.37, making it the session's weakest performer.
- Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) declined 3.19% or 0.13 points to finish at 3.80.
- Performance Technologies IT Solutions (AT:PREFr) dropped 2.95% or 0.28 points to end at 9.21.
Breadth and sector note
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 78 to 35, while 17 stocks finished unchanged. Losses were led by the Telecoms, Banking and Household sectors, which contributed to the broader market slide.
Commodities and currencies
Gold Futures for August delivery moved lower, down 0.84% or 37.95 to $4,481.95 a troy ounce. In crude markets, the July contract gained 1.91% or 1.79 to trade at $95.55 a barrel, and the August Brent contract rose 1.83% or 1.76 to $97.76 a barrel.
On foreign exchange, EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.07% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was also higher, up 0.30% at 99.49.
Context and closing
Overall, market action in Athens closed with more stocks falling than rising, and with energy-related names among the session's best performers even as broader sector weakness weighed on the index. Commodity prices posted mixed results, with oil contracts higher and gold lower at the close.