Market close overview
Greece's stock market finished higher on Monday, supported by sector-level strength in Banking, Construction and Travel. At the close in Athens the Athens General Composite rose 1.78%.
Top gainers and laggards
- Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) led the advance among large movers, rising 5.34% - a gain of 0.17 points - to close at 3.26.
- Intralot Integrated Lottery Systems and Services SA (AT:BYLOTr) added 4.91% or 0.04 points to finish at 0.90.
- Gek Terna (AT:HRMr) climbed 4.27%, up 1.44 points, to end the session at 35.16.
- Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr) was the weakest name of the day, slipping 3.63% or 1.42 points to close at 37.70.
- Qualco Group SA (AT:QLCOr) declined 3.11%, down 0.19 points, to end at 5.91.
- HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings SA (AT:HEPr) fell 2.91% or 0.29 points to finish at 9.69.
Breadth and participation
Rising issues outnumbered decliners on the Athens Stock Exchange by 72 to 46, while 10 stocks finished unchanged.
Commodities and energy
Gold Futures for June delivery declined 3.77% - a drop of 173.94 - to settle at $4,435.66 a troy ounce. In oil markets, the contract for crude oil delivery in May fell 9.78% or 9.61 to reach $88.62 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract slid 9.40% or 10.00 to trade at $96.41 a barrel.
Foreign exchange and indexes
EUR/USD was unchanged at 0.24% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.30% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 99.02.
Investment note included in session commentary
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Concluding summary
The Athens market closed the day higher, with clear leadership from banking, construction and travel-related names. Commodity prices and certain currency measures moved lower, while market breadth favored advancing issues.