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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-02-19
CONTENTS
[01] Samaras all-out attack on gov't
[02] Stocks end 2.42% higher
[01] Samaras all-out attack on gov't
(ANA-MPA) -- Main opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras on
Friday unleashed an all-out attack on the PASOK government, prompted by
the latter's intention to set up a fact-finding commission on the
economy, in his address to his party's Parliamentary group.
The main thrust of Samaras' address was on the significant problems
faced by the Greek economy, which he attributed to its management by
the past PASOK governments from 1981 onwards. He also criticised the
handling of Greece's accession to the EMU (EU single currency),
charging that "we entered the euro with a parity higher than that which
would have preserved the competitiveness of the Greek economy".
"PASOK is suffering from 'the Titanic Syndrome'," Samaras said, adding
that the government is "breaking up the domestic front with
fact-finding commissions and converting a conjuncture in which the
greatest unity is mandatory into a period of intense partisan
clashes".
On PASOK's intention to set up a fact-finding commission on the
economy, Samaras said ND agrees with establishing a commission to
investigate the management of the economic indicators "because we fear
nothing in the least, nor have we anything to hide, and because the
current state of the economy is not a matter of the last few years".
(ANA-MPA)
[02] Stocks end 2.42% higher
Stocks ended sharply higher on the Athens Stock Exchange on Friday,
pushing the composite index of the market above the 1,900 level. The
index rose 2.42 pct to end at 1,927.62 points, with turnover remaining
a low 146.220 million euros. The FTSE 20 index rose 2.76 pct, the FTSE
40 index ended 0.90 pct higher and the FTSE 80 index rose 1.30 pct. The
Banks (3.85 pct) and Food (3.47 pct) sectors scored the biggest
percentage gains of the day, while Personal Products (0.33 pct) and
Health (0.31 pct) suffered losses.
CPI (16.67 pct), Mihaniki (13.95 pct), Ilyda (9.57 pct), Crete Plastics
(9.37 pct) and Voyatzoglou (8.80 pct) were top gainers, while
Alma-Atermon (14.29 pct), Compucon (11.11 pct), Praxitelio (10.0 pct)
and Elfico (8.89 pct) were top losers. Broadly, advancers led decliners
by 114 to 61 with another 53 issues unchanged.
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