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 gained 0.53% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr), which rose 4.83% or 0.70 points to trade at 15.20 at the close. Quality and Reliability SA (AT:QUAr) added 4.76% or 0.05 points to end at 1.10 and Alumil (AT:ALMr) was up 3.63% or 0.15 points to 4.14 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr), which lost 1.44% or 0.45 points to trade at 30.75 in late trade. BriQ Properties REIC (AT:BRIQr) declined 1.42% or 0.03 points to end at 2.09 and Metlen Energy & Metals AE (AT:MYTr) shed 1.40% or 0.44 points to 31.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 71 to 42 and 28 ended unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.37% or 9.84 to $2,677.74 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $69.84 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.14% or 0.10 to trade at $73.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 106.20.