Investing.com – Greece equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.20%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr), which rose 2.68% or 0.40 points to trade at 15.30 at the close. Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr) added 2.65% or 0.03 points to end at 1.16 and Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr) was up 2.41% or 0.07 points to 2.97 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr), which lost 2.14% or 0.65 points to trade at 29.75 in late trade. Lavipharm SA (AT:LPHr) declined 1.70% or 0.01 points to end at 0.75 and Coca Cola HBC AG (AT:EEEr) shed 1.50% or 0.50 points to 32.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 61 to 46 and 28 ended unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.31% or 8.21 to $2,653.79 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.68% or 0.48 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.02% or 0.75 to trade at $73.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 106.86.