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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-08-11
CONTENTS
[01] Stocks end 2.70% down
[01] Stocks end 2.70% down
Greek stocks ended sharply lower at the Athens Stock Exchange on
Tuesday. The composite index fell 2.70 pct to end at 2,276.47 points,
with turnover a moderate 164.5 million euros, of which 1.1 million
euros were block trades.
Most sectors moved lower, with the exception of the Food and Beverages
sector which ended 0.85 pct up. Health (8.41 pct), Raw Materials (5.01
pct), Banks (3.98 pct), Financial Services (3.91 pct) and Technology
(3.63 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day.
The FTSE 20 index fell 3.24 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 2.55 pct down
and the FTSE 80 index fell 2.01 pct. From stocks moved, 37 ended up,
179 declined and 36 remain unchanged.
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