Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-03-16

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] ASE-close

[02] NATO chief - defence minister - FYROM

[01] ASE-close

Equity prices ended the last trading session of a highly volatile week flat on the Athens Stock Exchange on Friday, reflecting uncertainty over developments in international markets.

Shares in the construction and publishing sectors, however, attracted heavy demand, although losers outnumbered gainers by two to one.

The general index ended 0.33 percent lower at 3,125.67 points, with turnover at 253 million euros, or 86.55 billion drachmas.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks ended 0.26 percent lower at 1,781.47 points, and the FTSE/ASE 40 index rose 0.62 percent to 380.26 points.

The parallel market index for smaller capitalisation stocks ended at 338.78 points, off 0.95 percent.

[02] NATO chief - defence minister - FYROM

Measures for the security of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) were announced in Athens on Friday by NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson and Greek Defence Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos after a meeting in which they discussed the security situation in the region.

The measures included a heavier guard of the Kosovo-FYROM border by the international peace-keeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) and surveillance along its length using helicopters and electronic means.

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