Athens Stock Exchange opening: Strong rise

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 2.56 percent and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was up 2.51 percent.

Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward with the biggest gains in Health (+7.62 percent), in Raw Materials (+3.70) and in Banks (+3.34 percent). The heaviest losses were in Insurance (-0.26 percent) and in Telecoms (-0.25 percent).

Of the stocks traded, 76 were up, 11 were down and 10 were unchanged.