Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-12-22

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

CONTENTS

[01] Foreign Exchange Rates: Tuesday

[02] Weather Forecast: Rain, storms on Tuesday

[03] Athens Bourse Close: Stocks nose down in late selling

[04] Announcement - ANA's ''Almanac 2004'' now available

[05] Weather Forecast: Sunshine, scattered cloud on Monday

[06] Foreign Exchange Rates: Monday

[01] Foreign Exchange Rates: Tuesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.253

Pound sterling 0.711

Danish kroner 7.500

Swedish kroner 9.165

Japanese yen 134.6

Swiss franc 1.569

Norwegian kroner 8.393

Cyprus pound 0.589

Canadian dollar 1.671

Australian dollar 1.705

[02] Weather Forecast: Rain, storms on Tuesday

Rain and storms are forecast in all parts of the country, especially in sea areas. Winds southerly, very strong to gale force. Snow will fall on high ground in the north and centre. Temperatures are to fall, with a minimum of 9C and maximum of 16C in Athens; and in Thessaloniki, 5C to 10C.

[03] Athens Bourse Close: Stocks nose down in late selling

The Athens bourse finished lower on Monday to fall in late selling after a rise earlier in the session, traders said.

The general share index shed 0.23 percent to end at 2,205.52 points. Turnover was 127.1 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE-20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks ended 0.10 per cent up; the FTSE/ASE-40 for medium capitalisation paper 0.25 per cent lower; and the FTSE/ASE-80 for small cap equities finished with losses of 0.24 percent.

Of stocks traded, declines led advances at 172 to 117 with 65 issues remaining unchanged.

[04] Announcement - ANA's ''Almanac 2004'' now available

The annual edition of the Greek almanac prepared by the Athens News Agency in collaboration with original publisher Costas Digaves, who has been bringing out the Almanac for the past 21 years, is now available and on sale in bookshops throughout the country for ?15.

The 810-page ''Almanac 2004'' contains date-specific entries for all events of the past year up to September 2003, both within and outside Greece, special sections on economic affairs, Cyprus, sports, the Olympic Games and the Greek European Union presidency, as well as a summary of the year's events in English.

[05] Weather Forecast: Sunshine, scattered cloud on Monday

Sunshine and scattered cloud are forecast in all parts of the country, with showers expected mainly in the west. Winds southerly. Temperatures are to rise slightly, with a minimum of 7C and maximum of 16C in Athens; and in Thessaloniki, 2C to 12C.

[06] Foreign Exchange Rates: Monday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.251

Pound sterling 0.708

Danish kroner 7.502

Swedish kroner 9.181

Japanese yen 134.7

Swiss franc 1.567

Norwegian kroner 8.398

Cyprus pound 0.589

Canadian dollar 1.671

Australian dollar 1.697

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