Greek share prices finished the trading day in negative territory on Thursday, with selling pressure centered on financial, telecommunications and household names.
At the Athens close the Athens General Composite registered a decline of 2.43%.
Top performers
- Interlife General Insurance Company SA (AT:INLIFr) was the session's strongest name on the main gauge, rising 1.32% or 0.08 points to finish at 6.14.
- Hellenic Exchanges Athens Stock Exchange SA (AT:EXCr) added 1.13% or 0.08 points to end the day at 7.13.
- Fais Symmetochon AE (AT:FAISr) climbed 1.08% or 0.04 points to close at 3.76.
Heaviest declines
- National Bank of Greece SA (AT:NBGr) led losses among top names, falling 5.21% or 0.71 points to close at 12.90.
- Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC (AT:BOCHGRr) slipped 4.92% or 0.44 points to finish at 8.50.
- Alter Ego Media SA (AT:AEMr) dropped 4.63% or 0.25 points to end the session at 5.15.
On the Athens Stock Exchange overall, declining issues outnumbered advancers by 96 to 19, with 14 stocks unchanged at the close.
Commodities and currencies
Precious and energy markets displayed notable moves alongside the equity session. Gold futures for April delivery were down 0.84% or 43.61 to $5,135.49 a troy ounce. In energy trading, crude oil for April delivery rose 9.00% or 7.85 to $95.10 a barrel, while the May Brent contract added 8.14% or 7.49 to trade at $99.47 a barrel.
Currency pairs and dollar benchmarks also moved in global markets: EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.15, EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.06% to 0.86, and the US Dollar Index Futures was higher by 0.41% at 99.64.
The session closed with a clear tilt toward selling across several key domestic sectors, while international commodity and currency shifts accompanied the downturn. The mix of advancing and declining names, together with commodity moves, framed a market environment that saw the headline index retreat by 2.43% at the Athens close.