Greek stocks closed higher on Tuesday, driven by strength in several cyclical segments including Construction, Travel and Banking. At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite rose 0.72%.
The session's top performers on the Athens General Composite included Alumil (AT:ALMr), which advanced 6.14% or 0.36 points to finish at 6.22. Performance Technologies IT Solutions (AT:PREFr) added 5.48% or 0.43 points to close at 8.28, while Evropi Holdings SA (AT:EVROr) increased 5.26% or 0.11 points to end the day at 2.20.
On the downside, Autohellas (AT:AUTr) was the weakest among the main movers, slipping 2.18% or 0.28 points to close at 12.58. Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr) fell 1.65% or 0.65 points to finish at 38.80, and Profile Syst (AT:PRFr) declined 1.53% or 0.12 points to end at 7.72.
- Market breadth was mixed: falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 61 to 56, with 17 issues unchanged.
- Alumil's shares rose to a five-year high, climbing 6.14% or 0.36 to 6.22.
Commodity markets showed varied moves during the session. Gold Futures for April delivery were down 0.60% or 30.54 to $5,048.86 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for March delivery rose 0.12% or 0.08 to $64.44 a barrel, while the April Brent contract gained 0.38% or 0.26 to trade at $69.30 a barrel.
Foreign-exchange pairs were largely unchanged. EUR/USD was effectively flat, changing 0.03% to 1.19, while EUR/GBP was unchanged, moving 0.16% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.58.
Overall, the session combined selective strength among mid-cap and construction-related names with pockets of weakness in automotive and port-related stocks. The market closed with a narrow advance in the headline index and mixed internals across individual issues.
Market close snapshot
- Athens General Composite: +0.72% at close.
- Top gainers: Alumil (AT:ALMr) +6.14%, Performance Technologies IT Solutions (AT:PREFr) +5.48%, Evropi Holdings SA (AT:EVROr) +5.26%.
- Top decliners: Autohellas (AT:AUTr) -2.18%, Piraeus Port (AT:OLPr) -1.65%, Profile Syst (AT:PRFr) -1.53%.