Greece's main bourse finished the trading session in negative territory on Thursday, with the Athens General Composite index down 2.47% at the close.
Sector-level weakness was led by losses in Banking, Telecoms and Household stocks, which collectively pressured the index. Market breadth was distinctly negative: 107 issues fell while only 14 advanced and 10 finished unchanged on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Top performers
- Athens Water (AT:EYDr) was the session's strongest performer, climbing 4.88% - an increase of 0.43 points - to end at 9.24. The share price reached a five-year high during the session.
- Dimand Societe Anonyme for Real Estate Constructions (AT:DIMANDr) added 0.80% or 0.10 points to close at 12.60.
- Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Co SA (AT:TWSr) rose 0.26% or 0.01 points to finish at 3.93.
Largest decliners
- Alumil (AT:ALMr) led the declines, falling 5.90% or 0.34 points to close at 5.42.
- Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA (AT:ELHA) dropped 5.41% or 0.20 points to end at 3.50.
- Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT:OLTr) declined 4.99% or 1.80 points, finishing at 34.30.
Beyond equities, several commodity and currency benchmarks moved notably during the session. Gold Futures for April delivery fell 6.18%, a move of 302.64, to $4,593.56 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for May delivery rose 3.44% or 3.28 to $98.74 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract increased 3.26% or 3.50 to $110.88 a barrel.
Foreign exchange rates showed modest movement: the euro strengthened against the dollar, with EUR/USD up 0.51% to 1.15, and EUR/GBP recorded a 0.22% change to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.31%, trading at 99.56.
This session combined concentrated strength in several small utility names with broad losses across larger industrial and infrastructure names. The distribution of winners and losers left the overall market noticeably lower at the close.