Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Media, Banking and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General-Composite gained 1.58% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General-Composite were Attica Bank SA (AT:BOAr), which rose 14.02% or 0.015 points to trade at 0.122 at the close. Meanwhile, Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr) added 7.98% or 0.017 points to end at 0.230 and Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) was up 6.62% or 0.059 points to 0.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Titan Cement Company SA (AT:TTNr), which fell 4.61% or 1.220 points to trade at 25.250 at the close. Centric Hold (AT:DESr) declined 4.41% or 0.006 points to end at 0.130 and Grivalia Properties REIC (AT:GRIr) was down 1.86% or 0.17 points to 8.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 55 to 48 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.62% or 0.059 to 0.950.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.24% or 3.05 to $1265.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.76% or 0.35 to hit $45.73 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.56% or 0.27 to trade at $48.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1208, while EUR/GBP fell 0.53% to 0.8804.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 97.00.