Greece's stock market ended Monday's session in negative territory, with the Athens General Composite falling 0.94% at the close. Pressure came from several sector groups, notably Banking, Telecoms and Household stocks, which collectively contributed to the downward reading.
Market breadth in Athens was decidedly weak by the close. Falling issues outnumbered advancing ones by 97 to 20, while 13 stocks finished unchanged. That skew was reflected in the session's individual top performers and laggards.
Top performers
- Alumil (AT:ALMr) led gains among listed constituents, rising 3.56% - a 0.20 point increase to close at 5.82.
- Dimand Societe Anonyme for Real Estate Constructions (AT:DIMANDr) added 3.25%, or 0.40 points, to finish at 12.70.
- Austriacard Holdings AG (AT:ACAGr) advanced 3.23%, up 0.21 points to end the day at 6.71.
Largest decliners
- Cenergy Holdings SA (AT:CENEr) registered the biggest fall, down 6.65% or 1.28 points to close at 17.98.
- Intralot Integrated Lottery Systems and Services SA (AT:BYLOTr) slipped 4.96%, a 0.05 point decline to 0.90 at the close.
- Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) fell 4.67%, losing 0.19 points to end at 3.78.
Outside equities, commodities trading displayed meaningful moves during the session. Gold futures for April delivery fell 1.04%, a decline of 53.81 to settle at 5,104.89 a troy ounce. Crude oil for April delivery climbed 5.78%, gaining 5.25 to reach 96.15 a barrel, while the May Brent contract rose 6.43%, up 5.96 to trade at 98.65 a barrel.
In foreign exchange markets, the EUR/USD rate was effectively unchanged at 1.16, reflecting a 0.29% move, while EUR/GBP was also broadly unchanged at 0.87, a 0.09% movement. The US Dollar Index Futures registered a modest uptick, rising 0.10% to 99.08.
The session's results leave Athens below the previous close, with sector-level weakness concentrated in Banking, Telecoms and Household names. Equity participation favored sellers by a wide margin, and commodity prices showed divergent action with gold lower and crude oil notably higher.