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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 1.18% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT: EURBr ), which rose 4.62% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (AT: MORr ) added 3.24% or 0.68 points to end at 21.68 and Alpha Bank SA (AT: ACBr ) was up 2.77% or 0.05 points to 1.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA (AT: ADMr ), which fell 3.74% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.70 at the close. Orilina Properties AEEAP (AT: ORILINAr ) declined 2.50% or 0.02 points to end at 0.78 and Piraeus Port (AT: OLPr ) was down 2.07% or 0.60 points to 28.45.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 73 to 50 and 19 ended unchanged.

Shares in Eurobank Ergasias SA (AT: EURBr ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.62% or 0.11 to 2.49.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.04% or 1.06 to $2,749.84 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.67% or 0.52 to hit $77.33 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.65% or 0.53 to trade at $80.76 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.37% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 108.94.