Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 1.57%

Greece stocks closed higher on Monday, with the Athens General Composite up 1.57%, according to Investing.com. The Banking, Construction and Travel sectors contributed to the gains. The best performing stock was Euronext Athens Holding SA, which rose 6.20% to reach a 5-year high of 11.30. Other top performers included HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings SA and Alpha Bank SA, both up by 4.30% and 3.96% respectively.

The worst performers were Allwyn AG and Evropi Holdings SA, both down by 4.65% and 2.52% respectively. Overall, falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 57 to 54, with 20 stocks ending unchanged. Gold Futures for December delivery slipped 3.99% to $4,148.95 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for November delivery rose 3.08% to $95.26 per barrel and December Brent oil climbed 2.61% to $99.98 per barrel.

EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.14, and EUR/GBP also remained steady at 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures increased by 0.28% to 100.99.