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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-09-03
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[01] Stocks plunge 2.57% on Thur.
[01] Stocks plunge 2.57% on Thur.
Greek stocks ended sharply lower in the Athens Stock Exchange on
Thursday, a day after the prime minister called for early elections on
Oct. 4. The composite index of the market fell 2.57 pct to end at
2,414.21 points, with turnover a heavy 375.9 million euros, of which
37.6 million were block trades.
Most sectors moved down, with the exception of the Media sector which
ended 15.09 pct higher. Utilities (6.47 pct), Insurance (5.66 pct), Raw
Materials (4.28 pct), Constructions (4.15 pct) and Chemicals (3.57 pct)
suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day.
The FTSE 20 index fell 2.53 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 2.54 pct lower
and the FTSE 80 index dropped 3.34 pct. Broadly, decliners led
advancers by 199 to 24 with another 29 issues unchanged.
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