Greek stocks finished the trading day in negative territory on Friday, with sectoral weakness in Banking, Telecoms and Household names contributing to the decline. At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite fell 2.82%.
Among individual movers, Ekter (AT:EKTr) was the session's strongest performer on the index, climbing 2.36% or 0.10 points to finish at 4.34. Unibios Holdings SA (AT:VILr) gained 1.92% or 0.05 points to close at 2.66, while Fais Symmetochon AE (AT:FAISr) rose 0.92% or 0.04 points to end the session at 3.85.
On the downside, Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr) recorded the steepest loss, sliding 9.19% or 5.30 points to a closing price of 52.40. Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT:EURBr) declined 5.51% or 0.23 points to finish at 3.96 and Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) fell 5.26% or 0.26 points to close at 4.68.
Market breadth in Athens was decisively negative: 96 issues fell versus 20 that advanced, while 14 shares finished unchanged.
Ekter's advance on the day pushed the stock to a five-year high, with the share price up 2.36% or 0.10 to 4.34 at the close.
Commodities trading showed mixed outcomes. Gold Futures for April delivery rose 1.38% or 68.44 to $5,016.84 a troy ounce. In energy markets, Crude oil for March delivery slipped 0.13% or 0.08 to $62.76 a barrel, while the April Brent contract ticked up 0.12% or 0.08 to trade at $67.60 a barrel.
Foreign exchange instruments were relatively steady. EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% at 1.19, and EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.10% at 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures was higher by 0.09% at 96.92.
Market note: The session closed with pronounced sectoral pressure concentrated in Banking, Telecoms and Household stocks, while a small group of names advanced and some commodity and FX contracts recorded modest moves.