he Athens stock exchange fell 23% Monday, after resuming trading following a five-week closure.
The country’s four main banks, including the National Bank of Greece, were down by around 30%.
Trading was suspended in late June as the country faced financial ruin. Greece struck a bailout deal with its international creditors last month.
Meanwhile, U.S. stock futures were lower Monday.
Here is where major market index futures stood ahead of the start of regular trading:
Dow: -0.1%
S&P 500: -0.2%
Nasdaq: -0.3%
Asian stocks fell Monday on weaker Chinese manufacturing and lower oil prices as investors looked ahead to U.S. data on factory output and employment
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.2% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 1.2%. The Shanghai Composite lost 1.1%.
German’s DAX index was 0.3% lower, France’s CAC 40 was down 0.2% and Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.2%.
Investors were looking ahead to surveys of manufacturing and consumer spending due out Monday, factory orders Tuesday and data on employment and payrolls on Friday.
U.S. stocks fell slightly Friday, but Wall Street closed out a volatile July with monthly gains.
Contributing: Associated Press