Greek stocks end slightly higher
Greek stocks ended slightly higher in the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, in a what traders described as a technical rebound of the market following a two-day sharp decline which pushed the composite index of the market 3.91 pct down. The index rose 0.21 pct to end at 1,105.99 points, off the day’s highs of 1,115.55 points. Turnover remained a moderate 79.33 million euros.
The Large Cap index rose 0.09 pct and the Mid Cap index ended 0.21 pct lower. Eurobank Properties (4.97 pct), Folli Follie (2.85 pct), Titan (2.77 pct) and National Bank (2.60 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Eurobank (2.66 pct), Hellenic Exchanges (2.63 pct), Piraeus Bank (2.26 pct) and MIG (1.64 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day.
Among market sectors, Commerce (2.86 pct), Insurance (2.84 pct) and Constructions (1.85 pct) were top gainers, while Financial Services (2.29 pct), Technology (1.77 pct) and Travel (1.26 pct) suffered losses.
Broadly, advancers led decliners by 68 to 50 with another 20 issues unchanged. Yalco (19.44 pct), Ekter (13.78 pct) and Kreka (10.92 pct) were top gainers, while Nakas (10 pct), CPI (9.60 pct) and Boutaris (9.30 pct) were top losers.
