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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-10-22
CONTENTS
[01] Alternate FM hosts luncheon for Arab envoys
[02] Stocks end 1.53% lower
[01] Alternate FM hosts luncheon for Arab envoys
(ANA-MPA) -- Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas hosted a
luncheon at the foreign ministry on Thursday in honor of ambassadors
from Arab countries accredited to Greece.
Droutsas expressed Athens' intent to play an active role in the Middle
East, underlining the traditionally friendly relations shared by Greece
and the Arab world. Meanwhile, the idea of a tour of the region's
countries by the alternate FM was received positively by the foreign
diplomats.
The luncheon attended the ambassadors of Algeria, Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia and
United Arab Emirates and the charge d' affaires of the embassies of
Egypt, Kuwait, Libya and Saudi Arabia.
[02] Stocks end 1.53% lower
Greek stocks ended lower in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, with
the composite index of the market losing 1.53 pct to end at 2,811.26
points. Turnover was a lower 217.5 million euros, of which 5.2 million
euros were block trades.
Most sectors moved downwards, with the Banks (2.66 pct), Financial
Services (1.41 pct), Constructions (1.21 pct) and Travel (1.14 pct)
suffering the heaviest percentage losses of the day, while Chemicals
(2.49 pct), Insurance (1.75 pct) and Personal/Home Products (0.56 pct)
scored gains.
The FTSE 20 index fell 2.01 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 0.03 pct lower
and the FTSE 80 index rose 0.04 pct. Broadly, advancers led decliners
by 110 to 102 with another 49 issues unchanged.
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