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

At the close in Athens, the Athens General Composite added 0.56% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Athens General Composite were Aegean Airlines (AT: AGNr ), which rose 5.75% or 0.58 points to trade at 10.66 at the close. Meanwhile, J. & P. Avax (AT: AVAr ) added 5.25% or 0.09 points to end at 1.88 and Piraeus Port (AT: OLPr ) was up 3.97% or 1.15 points to 30.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (AT: OLTr ), which fell 2.40% or 0.70 points to trade at 28.50 at the close. Cenergy Holdings SA (AT: CENEr ) declined 1.44% or 0.14 points to end at 9.58 and Elinoil Hellenic Petroleum Company SA (AT: ELIr ) was down 1.34% or 0.03 points to 2.21.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Athens Stock Exchange by 58 to 51 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in J. & P. Avax (AT: AVAr ) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.25% or 0.09 to 1.88.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.19% or 5.20 to $2,753.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.94% or 1.50 to hit $75.89 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.21% or 0.97 to trade at $79.18 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.07% at 108.03.