Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General-Composite declined 2.74% to hit a new 3-years low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General-Composite were Iaso (AT:IASr), which rose 8.04% or 0.037 points to trade at 0.497 at the close. Meanwhile, Euro Reliance (AT:EREr) added 5.38% or 0.07 points to end at 1.37 and Fourlis Hld (AT:FRLr) was up 3.32% or 0.09 points to 2.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr), which fell 11.74% or 0.025 points to trade at 0.188 at the close. Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) declined 11.40% or 0.106 points to end at 0.824 and J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) was down 10.54% or 0.033 points to 0.280.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 72 to 35 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr) fell to all time lows; down 11.74% or 0.025 to 0.188. Shares in Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.40% or 0.106 to 0.824. Shares in J. & P. Avax (AT:AVAr) fell to all time lows; falling 10.54% or 0.033 to 0.280.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.15% or 1.60 to $1089.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.12% or 0.34 to hit $30.05 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.81% or 0.23 to trade at $28.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.0887, while EUR/GBP fell 0.48% to 0.7621.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 99.17.