Greek stocks ended the trading day with gains on Friday, as advances among Banking, Construction and Travel sector names pushed the Athens benchmark higher.
The Athens General Composite rose 1.03% to close at a new three-month high.
Top performers
- Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) led the session among listed names, climbing 5.03% - a rise of 0.19 points - to finish at 3.99.
- Piraeus Port Authority SA (AT:OLPr) added 4.39% or 1.70 points to end the session at 40.40.
- Ekter (AT:EKTr) also registered notable gains, increasing 4.21% or 0.20 points to close at 4.95.
Lagging stocks
- Cenergy Holdings SA (AT:CENEr) was among the weakest, falling 2.80% or 0.72 points to close at 24.98.
- Lavipharm SA (AT:LPHr) declined 2.59% or 0.04 points to finish at 1.65.
- Public Power (AT:DEHr) slipped 1.91% or 0.42 points to close at 21.56.
On the broader exchange, advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 74 to 46, while 15 issues finished unchanged.
Ekter's share price reached a multi-year peak on Friday, touching a five-year high as it rose 4.21% or 0.20 to 4.95.
Commodities and FX snapshot
Gold Futures for August delivery moved higher, up 0.86% or 39.00 to $4,571.40 a troy ounce.
In oil markets, crude oil for July delivery fell 0.10% or 0.09 to settle at $88.81 a barrel, while the August Brent contract dropped 0.78% or 0.72 to trade at $91.98 a barrel.
Currency pairs showed little change in the session: EUR/USD was effectively unchanged, moving 0.04% to 1.17, and EUR/GBP was unchanged by 0.03% to 0.87.
Market shorthand in the session included the string DX-0.2%GC+1.94%LCO-2.59%CL-2.41%EURBr+5.03%OLPr+4.39%DEHr-1.91%EKTr+4.21%LPHr-2.59%ATG+1.03% as a compact snapshot of select instruments and movers.
Separately, the US Dollar Index Futures was reported down 0.04% at 98.93.
This trading day reflected selective buying interest in Greek financials and infrastructure-related stocks, while pockets of weakness persisted in industrial and healthcare names. Commodity and currency moves were mixed and accompanied the local market performance.