Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Banking and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.64% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr), which rose 22.71% or 0.007 points to trade at 0.036 at the close. Meanwhile, J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) added 8.60% or 0.061 points to end at 0.770 and Revoil Petrol (AT:REVr) was up 6.67% or 0.040 points to 0.640 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Profile Syst (AT:PRFr), which fell 2.13% or 0.016 points to trade at 0.734 at the close. Viohalco SA (AT:VIOH) declined 0.92% or 0.030 points to end at 3.245 and Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr) was down 0.88% or 0.0200 points to 2.2500.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 83 to 31 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 8.60% or 0.061 to 0.770.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.25% or 3.20 to $1290.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.70% or 0.42 to hit $59.55 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.86% or 0.57 to trade at $65.89 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.1900, while EUR/GBP rose 0.18% to 0.8882.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.59.