Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Food and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite lost 1.99% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Iaso (AT:IASr), which rose 3.36% or 0.026 points to trade at 0.800 at the close. Meanwhile, Gek Terna (AT:HRMr) added 3.01% or 0.150 points to end at 5.140 and Intercontinental International Real Estate Investment Company SA (AT:ICIr) was up 2.88% or 0.150 points to 5.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were National Bank of Greece SA (AT:NBGr), which fell 6.33% or 0.138 points to trade at 2.042 at the close. Crete Plastics SA (AT:PLAKR) declined 5.56% or 0.800 points to end at 13.600 and Athens Water (AT:EYDr) was down 5.29% or 0.29 points to 5.19.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 73 to 32 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in National Bank of Greece SA (AT:NBGr) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.33% or 0.138 to 2.042.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.33% or 4.00 to $1203.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.20% or 0.84 to hit $69.03 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.00% or 0.78 to trade at $77.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.1625, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.8974.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 95.08.