Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Financials and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 2.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Selonda Aquaculture SA (AT:SELr), which rose 8.05% or 0.0190 points to trade at 0.2550 at the close. Meanwhile, Revoil Petrol (AT:REVr) added 5.30% or 0.028 points to end at 0.556 and Centric Hold (AT:DESr) was up 5.26% or 0.009 points to 0.180 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Select Textile (AT:EPIr), which fell 8.71% or 0.025 points to trade at 0.262 at the close. Halcor (AT:XAKO) declined 7.06% or 0.060 points to end at 0.790 and Athens Medical (AT:AMCr) was down 6.04% or 0.090 points to 1.400.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 66 to 47 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Selonda Aquaculture SA (AT:SELr) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.05% or 0.0190 to 0.2550. Shares in Revoil Petrol (AT:REVr) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.30% or 0.028 to 0.556. Shares in Centric Hold (AT:DESr) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.26% or 0.009 to 0.180.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.21% or 2.58 to $1210.62 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.74% or 0.33 to hit $44.73 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.77% or 0.36 to trade at $47.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1419, while EUR/GBP rose 0.50% to 0.8894.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 95.83.