Greek equities closed slightly higher on Wednesday, with the Athens General Composite finishing the day up 0.02% as several names in the Construction, Travel and Technology industries posted gains.
At the close in Athens, the index registered a marginal advance of 0.02%.
The session's strongest performers on the Athens General Composite included Austriacard Holdings AG (AT:ACAGr), which climbed 7.10% or 0.53 points to end at 8.00. Coca Cola HBC AG (AT:EEEr) added 4.61% or 2.35 points to finish at 53.30, and Alumil (AT:ALMr) rose 4.50% or 0.28 points to close at 6.50.
On the downside, Qualco Group SA (AT:QLCOr) fell 4.20% or 0.25 points to 5.70 at the close. Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) dropped 3.69% or 0.15 points to finish at 4.02, while Performance Technologies IT Solutions (AT:PREFr) declined 2.90% or 0.24 points to end at 8.04.
Market breadth on the Athens Stock Exchange was negative, with 69 declining issues compared with 46 advancers, and 19 stocks finishing unchanged.
Several individual stocks reached notable peaks during the session. Shares of Austriacard Holdings AG rose to an all-time high, gaining 7.10% or 0.53 to 8.00, while Coca Cola HBC AG also moved to an all-time high, increasing 4.61% or 2.35 to 53.30. Alumil advanced to a five-year high, up 4.50% or 0.28 to 6.50.
In commodity markets, Gold Futures for April delivery increased 0.77% or 38.56 to $5,069.56 a troy ounce. Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.50% or 0.96 to $64.92 a barrel, and the April Brent oil contract climbed 1.44% or 0.99 to trade at $69.79 a barrel.
In foreign exchange trading, EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.19, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.23% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures moved up 0.32% to 96.98.
The session closed with limited net movement for the headline index despite strong performances from select names in several sectors. Market participants recorded both record and multi-year highs for individual shares while overall breadth favored decliners.