Greece's stock market ended lower on Thursday, with sector weakness in Banking, Telecoms and Household shares driving the overall decline.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite was down 2.63%.
Top gainers
- Interlife General Insurance Company SA (AT:INLIFr) gained 4.65%, adding 0.28 points to finish at 6.30.
- Lavipharm SA (AT:LPHr) rose 2.90%, up 0.04 points to close at 1.42.
- Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr) advanced 2.03%, or 0.06 points, to end the session at 3.02.
Heaviest losers
- Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) dropped 5.75%, a decline of 0.22 points, finishing at 3.64.
- Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) fell 5.09%, down 0.20 points to 3.73 at the close.
- Allwyn AG (AT:ALWr) declined 4.32%, losing 0.65 points to settle at 14.40.
On the Athens Stock Exchange, falling issues outnumbered advancing ones by 87 to 39, while 9 stocks ended unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
Gold futures for June delivery rose 0.20%, an increase of 9.64, to trade at $4,786.84 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for May delivery climbed 8.15% or 7.69 to reach $102.10 a barrel, and the June Brent contract was up 4.63% or 4.39, trading at $99.14 a barrel.
On the currency front, EUR/USD was essentially unchanged, moving 0.11% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was unchanged by 0.02% at 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.14% to 98.79.
Market takeaway
The session closed with broad weakness, particularly concentrated in financial names and other sectors noted above. Commodity prices moved higher for gold and crude, while major currency pairs showed limited movement.