Greek equities ended lower on Monday as the Athens General Composite slipped 0.08% at the close, with losses concentrated in telecoms, household and basic resources sectors.
The benchmark index recorded declines across 57 stocks, while 53 issues advanced and 21 ended unchanged, reflecting mixed sentiment in the Athens market. Performance Technologies IT Solutions led gainers, rising 3.13% to 9.90, followed by Thrace Plastics at 5.24 after a 2.95% gain and Kri-Kri Milk at 31.90 following a 2.24% increase.
Among the decliners, Ellaktor fell 1.55% to 1.27, Viohalco dropped 1.49% to 17.18 and Ekter shed 1.36% to 5.08.
Commodities trading showed gold futures for December delivery climbing 0.85% to $4,720.26 per troy ounce, while crude oil for October delivery fell 2.31% to $85.05 per barrel. Brent crude for November delivery declined 1.86% to $90.95 per barrel.
Currency markets saw the EUR/USD pair largely flat, up 0.09% at 1.17, and EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.86. The U.S. Dollar Index futures rose 0.17% to 98.90.
