Greek stocks ended Friday's session in negative territory, with the Athens General Composite finishing down 0.65% at the close in Athens. Sector-level pressure came from Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources, which contributed to the overall decline.
Among individual performers, Intralot Integrated Lottery Systems and Services SA (AT:BYLOTr) was the session's top gainer, rising 5.05% - an increase of 0.06 points - to close at 1.14. Allwyn AG (AT:ALWr) also traded higher, adding 3.12% or 0.41 points to finish at 13.56. Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr) recorded a 2.42% gain, up 0.08 points to end the day at 3.18.
On the other side of the tape, Autohellas (AT:AUTr) registered the steepest decline, sliding 7.95% or 0.96 points to close at 11.12. Public Power (AT:DEHr) dropped 2.84% - down 0.53 points - to finish at 18.10. Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) fell 2.05%, a loss of 0.08 points, to end the session at 3.58.
Decliners outnumbered advancers on the Athens Stock Exchange by 60 to 56, while 18 issues finished unchanged.
Commodities trading showed mixed movements. Gold Futures for June delivery rose 0.44%, gaining 20.76 to trade at $4,744.76 a troy ounce. In oil markets, crude oil for June delivery fell 0.94% or 0.90 to $94.95 a barrel, and the June Brent contract slipped 0.10% or 0.10 to $104.97 a barrel.
In currency markets, EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.01% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 98.45.
This session left Athens with a modest but clear negative bias, as measured by the index move and the marginally higher number of falling stocks. Select names in gaming, utilities and concessions outperformed, while auto retail, energy utilities and banking were among the laggards.