Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr), which rose 6.96% or 0.1600 points to trade at 2.4600 at the close. Meanwhile, Select Textile (AT:EPIr) added 3.87% or 0.006 points to end at 0.160 and Terna Energy (AT:TENr) was up 3.73% or 0.160 points to 4.450 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centric Hold (AT:DESr), which fell 6.35% or 0.008 points to trade at 0.118 at the close. AS Company SA (AT:ASCr) declined 3.23% or 0.050 points to end at 1.500 and Iaso (AT:IASr) was down 2.95% or 0.028 points to 0.922.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 58 to 50 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Iktinos Hellas (AT:IKTr) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.96% or 0.1600 to 2.4600.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.59% or 7.40 to $1239.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.45% or 0.26 to hit $57.73 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.27 to trade at $64.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1724, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8801.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 94.16.