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Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite lost 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Optima bank SA (AT:OPTIMAr), which rose 4.40% or 0.68 points to trade at 16.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics SA (AT:OPAr) added 3.64% or 0.64 points to end at 18.24 and Intracom Holdings SA (AT:INRr) was up 1.89% or 0.06 points to 3.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr), which fell 4.60% or 1.55 points to trade at 32.15 at the close. Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR) declined 3.33% or 0.50 points to end at 14.50 and Gr Sarantis SA (AT:SRSr) was down 3.28% or 0.42 points to 12.38.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 81 to 42 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Optima bank SA (AT:OPTIMAr) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.40% or 0.68 to 16.12. Shares in Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics SA (AT:OPAr) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.64% or 0.64 to 18.24.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.92% or 28.09 to $3,015.71 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $67.97 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.32% or 0.23 to trade at $71.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 103.83.