Greece's stock market ended Wednesday's trading session in negative territory, with the Athens General Composite finishing down 0.23% at the close. Losses in the Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources sectors contributed to the downward pressure on the index.
Among individual movers, HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings SA (AT:HEPr) led the gainers, advancing 6.29% or 1.05 points to close at 17.73. Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT:MORr) added 3.38% or 2.20 points to finish at 67.20, while BriQ Properties REIC (AT:BRIQr) rose 3.13% or 0.10 points to end the day at 3.30. All three of those names registered new all-time highs during the session.
On the downside, Gr Sarantis SA (AT:SRSr) dropped 4.58% or 0.62 points to close at 12.92, making it the worst performer among the listed names. Autohellas (AT:AUTr) fell 3.23% or 0.38 points to 11.38, and Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr) declined 2.53% or 1.00 points to finish at 38.50.
Market breadth favoured decliners: 66 stocks closed lower, 44 advanced and 23 were unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Commodities showed notable moves during the trading day. Gold futures for December delivery were up 0.57% or 25.34 to $4,464.34 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for October delivery rose 3.43% or 3.19 to $96.22 a barrel, and the November Brent contract climbed 3.32% or 3.25 to trade at $101.17 a barrel.
Currency and index futures were relatively subdued. EUR/USD was unchanged, quoted at 1.16 with a 0.20% figure appearing in the session summary, while EUR/GBP recorded an unchanged 0.03% move to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was reported down 0.12% at 98.66 during the same period.
The day's trading summary included a mix of sector weakness and select stock strength. Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources were noted as areas that contributed to the overall slide in the Athens benchmark, even as several large-cap names in energy and real estate hit record levels.
Additional session data visible in aggregated tickers and indicators showed a range of intraday fluctuations across names and contracts, reflecting varied investor responses to commodity and currency moves.
Contextual note: The session combined concentrated gains in a few stocks that reached new highs with broader selling pressure across multiple sectors, while commodities and FX showed upward movement in gold and oil and modest shifts in currency and index futures.