Stocks in Greece ended Thursday's session in negative territory, with the Athens General Composite down 0.63% at the close. Sector pressure came principally from declines in the Banking, Telecoms and Household groups, which collectively dragged the broader index lower.
Session movers
- Top gainers: Alter Ego Media SA (AT:AEMr) led advancing names, rising 5.09% or 0.26 points to finish at 5.37. Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr) added 3.56% or 1.30 points to close at 37.80. Gek Terna (AT:HRMr) climbed 3.53% or 1.40 points to 41.06 in late trade, moving to an all-time high.
- Lagging stocks: Public Power (AT:DEHr) was the weakest performer, down 4.25% or 0.85 points to 19.14 at the close. Performance Technologies IT Solutions (AT:PREFr) fell 3.91% or 0.33 points to end at 8.12, while Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) dropped 2.96% or 0.12 points to 3.91.
Market breadth on the Athens Stock Exchange showed 66 stocks advancing, 46 declining and 17 finishing unchanged.
Commodities and foreign exchange
On the commodities front, Gold Futures for June delivery declined 0.24% or 11.71 to trade at $4,811.89 a troy ounce. Crude oil for May delivery rose 2.38% or 2.17 to $93.46 a barrel, while the June Brent contract gained 3.19% or 3.03 to reach $97.96 a barrel.
In currency markets, the euro-dollar exchange rate was quoted at 1.18, reflecting a 0.18% move reported as unchanged in the session data. EUR/GBP was recorded at 0.87, with a 0.17% move described as unchanged. The US Dollar Index Futures moved higher by 0.18% to 98.03.
What this means
The session delivered a modest decline in the Greek benchmark, with particular pressure from banking, telecoms and household names that offset gains in select media, port and industrial stocks. Trading breadth favoured winners numerically, but a number of notable large-cap and sector-specific declines led to the net fall in the index.