Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Media, Basic Resources and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General-Composite rose 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General-Composite were Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr), which rose 10.10% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.109 at the close. Meanwhile, Revoil Petrol (AT:REVr) added 5.71% or 0.022 points to end at 0.407 and Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) was up 4.74% or 0.110 points to 2.440 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grivalia Properties REIC (AT:GRIr), which fell 5.51% or 0.51 points to trade at 8.75 at the close. AS Company SA (AT:ASCr) declined 3.97% or 0.050 points to end at 1.230 and Intralot (AT:INLr) was down 2.44% or 0.030 points to 1.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 55 to 45 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kri-Kri Milk (AT:KRIr) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.74% or 0.110 to 2.440.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.02% or 0.22 to $1253.02 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.19% or 1.08 to hit $50.43 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.19% or 1.15 to trade at $53.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.81% to 1.1193, while EUR/GBP rose 0.08% to 0.8592.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.63% at 97.15.