Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.92% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Public Power (AT:DEHr), which rose 12.63% or 0.37 points to trade at 3.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Hygeia (AT:HYGr) added 9.02% or 0.060 points to end at 0.725 and Iaso (AT:IASr) was up 4.83% or 0.065 points to 1.410 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MLS Multimedia (AT:MLSr), which fell 3.11% or 0.140 points to trade at 4.360 at the close. Flexopack SA (AT:FLXr) declined 2.44% or 0.1500 points to end at 6.0000 and Revoil Petrol (AT:REVr) was down 2.26% or 0.015 points to 0.650.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 80 to 45 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hygeia (AT:HYGr) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.02% or 0.060 to 0.725. Shares in Iaso (AT:IASr) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.83% or 0.065 to 1.410.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.14% or 15.40 to $1336.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.44% or 0.95 to hit $65.19 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.50% or 1.05 to trade at $69.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.65% to 1.2346, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8794.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 89.39.