Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.56%

Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Construction, Travel and Banking sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.56% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Aegean Airlines (AT:AGNr), which rose 5.75% or 0.58 points to trade at 10.66 at the close. Meanwhile, J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) added 5.25% or 0.09 points to end at 1.88 and Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr) was up 3.97% or 1.15 points to 30.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr), which fell 2.40% or 0.70 points to trade at 28.50 at the close. Cenergy Holdings SA (AT:CENEr) declined 1.44% or 0.14 points to end at 9.58 and Elinoil Hellenic Petroleum Company SA (AT:ELIr) was down 1.34% or 0.03 points to 2.21.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 58 to 51 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.25% or 0.09 to 1.88.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.19% or 5.20 to $2,753.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.94% or 1.50 to hit $75.89 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.21% or 0.97 to trade at $79.18 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.07% at 108.03.