Greek shares closed higher on Monday, with the Athens General Composite finishing the session up 0.74% in Athens. Sector leadership came from Banking, Construction and Travel, which collectively underpinned the gain in the headline index.
Top performers
- Athens Medical (AT:AMCr) led the session, jumping 5.62% or 0.10 points to close at 1.88.
- Ellaktor SA (AT:HELr) added 5.03% or 0.07 points to finish at 1.42.
- Piraeus Port Authority SA (AT:OLPr) was up 4.35% or 1.80 points, ending the day at 43.20.
Lagging issues
- Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr) lost 3.67% or 0.18 points to close at 4.72.
- Fourlis Hld (AT:FRLr) fell 3.08% or 0.14 points to end at 4.41.
- Ekter (AT:EKTr) declined 2.56% or 0.14 points to finish at 5.32.
On balance, decliners slightly outnumbered advancers on the Athens Stock Exchange with 62 stocks down versus 58 advancing; 11 stocks finished unchanged. That narrow distribution of winners and losers came despite the positive close for the main index.
Commodities and currencies
Precious metals and energy contracts moved in opposite directions during the session. Gold futures for August delivery fell 1.37% or 56.05 to trade at 4,040.25 a troy ounce. By contrast, crude oil for August delivery gained 1.85% or 1.28 to reach 70.51 a barrel, while the September Brent contract rose 1.49% or 1.08 to 73.68 a barrel.
On the foreign exchange front, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged at 1.14, registering a 0.34% figure as reported, while EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.86 with a 0.01% move noted. The US Dollar Index Futures moved lower, down 0.22% at 100.91.
The session highlighted a market where headline gains were concentrated in a few sectors and names, even as the overall breadth showed a modest tilt toward decliners and commodities and currency markets presented mixed signals.