Greece's main equity gauge closed lower on Monday as sector-level weakness pushed the overall index down. At the Athens close, the Athens General Composite finished the session down 0.43%.
Sectors cited as weighing on the market included Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources. Within the index, a handful of names recorded solid gains while several others moved lower.
Top performers on the Athens General Composite included Titan Cement International SA (AT:TITCr), which rose 4.20% - a gain of 2.20 points - to finish at 54.60. Intralot Integrated Lottery Systems and Services SA (AT:BYLOTr) advanced 3.42% or 0.03 points to end the day at 1.00. Alumil (AT:ALMr) also posted a positive close, up 3.17% - an increase of 0.20 points - to trade at 6.50 at the close.
Lagging names included Organization of Football Prognostics SA (AT:OPAr), which fell 3.13% or 0.52 points to close at 16.09. Performance Technologies IT Solutions (AT:PREFr) declined 2.55% or 0.20 points to end at 7.64, while Public Power (AT:DEHr) was down 2.10% or 0.40 points to 18.64.
On the Athens Stock Exchange, declining issues slightly outnumbered advancing ones, with 57 stocks down versus 55 that rose. An additional 18 shares finished unchanged.
Shares of Organization of Football Prognostics SA (AT:OPAr) moved to a 52-week low, closing at 16.09 after slipping 3.13% or 0.52 points.
In commodities and currency markets reported alongside the local close, April gold futures were down 0.94% or 47.66 to $4,998.64 a troy ounce. Crude oil for April delivery rose 0.89% or 0.56 to $63.31 a barrel, while the April Brent contract increased 0.86% or 0.58 to trade at $68.33 a barrel.
Foreign-exchange pairs were largely steady in the same reporting snapshot: EUR/USD was unchanged, recorded at 1.19 with a 0.13% figure noted, and EUR/GBP registered effectively unchanged at 0.87 with a 0.03% figure reported. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 96.97.
Market takeaways - Monday's trading produced a modest overall decline for Athens with mixed individual stock performance. Sector pressure from Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources contributed to the negative close, while select industrial and materials-related names posted the session's strongest gains.