Investing.com – Greece stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking , Construction and Travel sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite gained 0.53% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Kri-Kri Milk (AT: KRIr ), which rose 4.83% or 0.70 points to trade at 15.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Quality and Reliability SA (AT: QUAr ) added 4.76% or 0.05 points to end at 1.10 and Alumil (AT: ALMr ) was up 3.63% or 0.15 points to 4.14 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Piraeus Port (AT: OLPr ), which fell 1.44% or 0.45 points to trade at 30.75 at the close. BriQ Properties REIC (AT: BRIQr ) declined 1.42% or 0.03 points to end at 2.09 and Metlen Energy & Metals AE (AT: MYTr ) was down 1.40% or 0.44 points to 31.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 71 to 42 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kri-Kri Milk (AT: KRIr ) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.83% or 0.70 to 15.20. Shares in Alumil (AT: ALMr ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.63% or 0.15 to 4.14.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.38% or 10.04 to $2,677.94 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.11% or 0.08 to hit $69.86 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.14% or 0.10 to trade at $73.52 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 106.17.