Greece's equity market finished Monday in negative territory, with the Athens General Composite losing 0.47% at the close. Market weakness was concentrated in the Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources sectors, which contributed to the overall downward move.
Session leaders and laggards
Among individual stocks, Public Power (AT:DEHr) was the session's top performer, advancing 2.38% - a gain of 0.47 points - to end trading at 20.22. Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC (AT:BOCHGRr) also finished higher, adding 1.55% or 0.14 points to close at 9.47. Euronext Athens Holding SA (AT:EXCr) rose 1.43%, gaining 0.10 points to finish at 7.10.
On the downside, Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) posted the largest loss, sliding 6.44% or 0.36 points to a close of 5.23. Alumil (AT:ALMr) declined 4.64%, losing 0.28 points to settle at 5.75. Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr) was down 3.95%, a drop of 1.50 points that left the stock at 36.50 at the close.
Breadth and market context
Decliners outnumbered advancers on the Athens Stock Exchange by a margin of 89 to 30, while 12 issues finished unchanged. The net breadth reflected the session's tilt toward losses, consistent with the benchmark's decline of 0.47%.
Commodities and energy contracts
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.32% or 14.68 to $4,547.22 a troy ounce. Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.99% or 1.00 to reach $102.02 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract increased 0.76% or 0.83 to trade at $110.09 a barrel.
Currency and futures moves
On the currency front, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged, listed at 1.16 with a 0.15% figure noted, and EUR/GBP was reported unchanged at 0.87 with a 0.37% figure referenced. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 99.01.
Takeaway
The session concluded with selective strength among utilities and financial names, while several industrial and materials companies led the declines. Market breadth favored losers over winners, and commodities and currency futures showed modest directional moves during the trading day.