Greek shares finished the session higher on Friday, driven by strength in Banking, Construction and Travel stocks, as the benchmark index extended gains to a fresh five-year peak.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 1.27% to reach a new five-year high.
The session's top performers on the index included Aktor Symmetochon Technikon kai Energoiakon Ergon AE (AT:AKTRr), which advanced 4.66% or 0.64 points to close at 14.36. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (AT:OTEr) rose 4.33% or 0.81 points to end at 19.50, and Avax SA (AT:AVAr) gained 4.30% or 0.16 points to finish at 3.88.
Not all names moved higher. The worst performers were Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr), which slipped 3.83% or 1.15 points to close at 28.85; Ilyda SA Class R (AT:ILYr), down 2.90% or 0.13 points to 4.36; and Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Co SA (AT:TWSr), which declined 1.31% or 0.06 points to 4.53.
Market breadth on the Athens Stock Exchange favored advancers: 70 stocks rose versus 43 that fell, while 15 shares finished unchanged.
Several of the session's strongest shares also reached five-year highs. Aktor Symmetochon Technikon kai Energoiakon Ergon AE, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA and Avax SA each posted gains that took their shares to five-year peaks, with the respective closing prices recorded above.
Commodities and currency markets were mixed during the session. Gold futures for August delivery were up 1.30% or 53.61 to $4,179.31 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for August delivery rose 0.04% or 0.03 to $68.72 a barrel, while the September Brent contract increased 0.38% or 0.27 to trade at $72.07 a barrel.
In foreign exchange trading, EUR/USD was essentially unchanged, moving 0.09% to 1.14, and EUR/GBP was also little changed at 0.86, a 0.07% move. The US Dollar Index futures ticked down 0.05% to 100.57.
The session's results left the market with a clear majority of rising issues and several notable individual advances, while a smaller cohort of names experienced declines.