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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-11-21
CONTENTS
[01] PM Karamanlis chairs Inner Cabinet meeting
[02] ASE opening: Rise
[01] PM Karamanlis chairs Inner Cabinet meeting
The 2009 State Budget will be tabled on Friday morning in
parliament. Earlier, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis will chair an
Inner Cabinet meeting. Economy and Finance Minister will present the
State Budget in details at a press conference held at the General
Accounting Office in Athens. In the afternoon the premier will meet
with European Union enviroment commissioner Stavros Dimas.
[02] ASE opening: Rise
Equity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Friday on the
Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 1.04
percent, standing at 1,835.52 points at 10:45 a.m., and turnover at
13.8 million euros.
Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest
gains in Insurance, up 3.32 percent; Raw Materials up 2.68 percent;
Banks, up 2.67 percent; Construction, up 2.66 percent; and Public
Utilities, up 2.32 percent
The only losses were in Travel & Recreation, down 1.34 percent.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up
1.48 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 1.46 percent, and the
FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 1.16 percent.
Of the stocks moved, 84 were up, 19 were down, and 21 were unchanged.
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