Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Insurance, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Athens, the Athens General-Composite declined 1.00% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Athens General-Composite were Public Power (AT:DEHr), which rose 4.73% or 0.22 points to trade at 4.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Techn Olympic (AT:OLYr) added 4.71% or 0.040 points to end at 0.890 and Fourlis Hld (AT:FRLr) was up 4.00% or 0.10 points to 2.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Euro Reliance (AT:EREr), which fell 10.00% or 0.16 points to trade at 1.44 at the close. Alpha Bank (AT:ACBr) declined 9.09% or 0.007 points to end at 0.070 and Bank Of Piraeus (AT:BOPr) was down 8.51% or 0.004 points to 0.043.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 62 to 38 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alpha Bank (AT:ACBr) fell to all time lows; down 9.09% or 0.007 to 0.070. Shares in Bank Of Piraeus (AT:BOPr) fell to all time lows; down 8.51% or 0.004 to 0.043.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.05% or 0.50 to $1081.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.87% or 1.20 to hit $40.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.54% or 0.69 to trade at $44.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.82% to 1.0728, while EUR/GBP fell 0.62% to 0.7059.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.65% at 99.21.