Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Utilities and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General-Composite lost 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General-Composite were Hygeia (AT:HYGr), which rose 9.09% or 0.017 points to trade at 0.204 at the close. Meanwhile, Select Textile (AT:EPIr) added 7.36% or 0.012 points to end at 0.179 and Hellenic Petroleum SA (AT:HEPr) was up 5.15% or 0.230 points to 4.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Halcor (AT:XAKO), which fell 4.76% or 0.025 points to trade at 0.500 at the close. Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) declined 4.40% or 0.080 points to end at 1.740 and National Bank of Greece (AT:NBGr) was down 4.17% or 0.01 points to 0.23.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 63 to 45 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hygeia (AT:HYGr) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.09% or 0.017 to 0.204. Shares in Hellenic Petroleum SA (AT:HEPr) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.15% or 0.230 to 4.700.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.38% or 4.65 to $1234.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.45% or 0.79 to hit $53.54 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.62% or 0.92 to trade at $55.74 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.0534, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8459.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 101.49.