Greece's equity benchmark ended the trading session in Athens on Tuesday in the red, as sectoral declines in Banking, Telecoms and Household stocks outweighed gains elsewhere. At the close, the Athens General Composite was down 0.64%.
Among individual names, Viohalco SA (AT:VIOH) led the gainers, rising 6.30% - a 0.88 point increase - to finish at 14.84. BriQ Properties REIC (AT:BRIQr) and Fourlis Hld (AT:FRLr) also recorded solid advances, with BriQ Properties up 4.78% or 0.14 points to 3.07 and Fourlis adding 4.65% or 0.20 points to close at 4.50.
On the downside, Organization of Football Prognostics SA (AT:OPAr) was the session's weakest performer, sliding 4.36% or 0.71 points to end at 15.59. Profile Syst (AT:PRFr) dropped 4.17% or 0.30 points to 6.90, while National Bank of Greece SA (AT:NBGr) declined 4.16% or 0.60 points to finish at 13.70.
Market breadth in Athens tilted toward losers: 68 stocks fell, 48 advanced and 17 finished unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
The session included a few notable price milestones. Shares of Viohalco SA rose to all-time highs, closing at 14.84 after the 6.30% gain. BriQ Properties REIC also reached an all-time high, finishing at 3.07 following its 4.78% rise. Conversely, Organization of Football Prognostics SA moved to 52-week lows, falling to 15.59 after the 4.36% decline.
Commodities and currency benchmarks moved alongside equities. Gold Futures for April delivery fell 1.06% - a decline of 55.46 - to $5,170.14 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for April delivery slipped 0.60% or 0.40 to $65.91 a barrel, while the May Brent contract eased 0.42% or 0.30 to trade at $70.81 a barrel.
On the foreign exchange front, EUR/USD was largely unchanged, moving 0.06% to 1.18, and EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.32% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures finished up 0.15% at 97.79.
Overall, Tuesday's session left the Athens market lower, with declines concentrated in financial, telecoms and household sectors, offset in part by pockets of strength among industrial and real estate names that pushed several stocks to record highs.