Greek equities finished the trading day lower on Thursday, with sector weakness in Banking, Telecoms and Household names pushing the Athens General Composite down 2.22% at the close.
Among individual movers, Hellenic Exchanges Athens Stock Exchange SA (AT:EXCr) was one of the few gainers, advancing 2.09% or 0.13 points to close at 6.35. Interlife General Insurance Company SA (AT:INLIFr) climbed 1.55% or 0.10 points to finish at 6.54, and Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT:ADMr) added 0.68% or 0.02 points to end the session at 2.95.
On the downside, Alpha Bank SA (AT:ACBr) registered the largest drop among the most active names, falling 4.39% or 0.17 points to close at 3.72. Piraeus Bank SA (AT:BOPr) declined 4.22% or 0.36 points to finish at 8.18, and Qualco Group SA (AT:QLCOr) slipped 4.15% or 0.25 points to 5.77 at the close.
Market breadth was negative: falling issues outnumbered advancers by 107 to 19, and 9 stocks ended unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Commodities showed notable moves in tandem with the equity weakness. Gold Futures for April delivery rose 0.50% or 25.06 to $5,034.56 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for April delivery gained 2.09% or 1.36 to reach $66.41 a barrel, while the April Brent contract increased 1.79% or 1.26 to trade at $71.61 a barrel.
Currency markets were relatively stable in late trade. EUR/USD was unchanged, moving 0.10% to 1.18, and EUR/GBP was also unchanged, changing 0.09% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.15% to 97.76.
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Trading participants will weigh the distribution of losses across financials and household-related names as they position for the next session. The near-term landscape remains defined by the outsize moves among Greece's largest lenders and selective gains in non-bank names.