Greece's stock market ended the trading session lower on Monday, with losses concentrated in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors and the Athens General Composite closing down 2.14%.
The session produced a small group of advancers amid a larger number of decliners. Interlife General Insurance Company SA (AT:INLIFr) was the day's top gainer on the index, rising 1.49% or 0.10 points to finish at 6.80. Athens Medical (AT:AMCr) added 1.39% or 0.03 points, closing at 1.83, and Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr) rose 1.30% or 0.50 points to end at 39.10.
At the other end of the market, Metlen Energy & Metals (AT:MTLNr) posted the heaviest drop among the listed names, falling 4.52% or 1.64 points to close at 34.66. Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) declined 4.40% or 0.19 points to finish at 4.01, while Aegean Airlines (AT:AGNr) slipped 4.39% or 0.60 points to end the day at 13.06.
Market breadth was negative, with falling stocks outnumbering advancing ones by 85 to 27, and 14 issues finishing unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Notably, shares of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr) reached an all-time high during the session, rising 1.30% or 0.50 to 39.10.
Commodities and currency futures showed mixed performance on the day. Gold futures for June delivery fell 0.94% or 45.91 to trade at $4,833.69 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for June delivery increased 4.95% or 4.09 to $86.68 a barrel, and the June Brent contract rose 5.08% or 4.59 to $94.97 a barrel.
FX markets registered modest moves: EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.18, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.05% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures moved up 0.04% to 97.94.
The closing picture on Athens trading was one of broad weakness punctuated by select share gains, while related commodity and currency instruments posted varied results.