Greece shares lower at close of trade; Athens General Composite down 0.62%

Investing.com – Greece equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite declined 0.62%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr), which rose 2.04% or 0.65 points to trade at 32.50 at the close. Centric Hold (AT:DESr) added 1.68% or 0.01 points to end at 0.36 and Domiki Kritis SA (AT:DKRr) was up 1.67% or 0.06 points to 3.34 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Optima bank SA (AT:OPTIMAr), which lost 4.55% or 0.60 points to trade at 12.60 in late trade. Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr) declined 2.72% or 0.06 points to end at 2.14 and Cars Motorcycles and Marine Engine Trade and Import Company SA (AT:MTDr) shed 2.21% or 0.06 points to 2.66.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 71 to 44 and 23 ended unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.07% or 1.70 to $2,526.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.20% or 0.81 to hit $68.48 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.97% or 0.69 to trade at $71.75 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 101.52.