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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-06-02Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greek-Turkish chamber hosts tourism con'f(ANA-MPA) -- The Greek-Turkish Chamber of Commerce will host a three-party conference on tourism with the participation of tour operators and agencies from Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.The conference will take place in Halkidiki, northern Greece, on June 4-6 and focus on the establishment of joint ventures aimed at promoting two and three-week vacation packages in each of the participating countries. An emphasis will be given to summer and winter tourism, and to medical and pilgrimage tourism. [02] Stocks end moderately upStocks ended moderately higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with investors reacting cautiously positively to a governmentâs announcement of an ambitious privatisation programme.The composite index rose 0.67 pct to end at 1,537.82 points, off the dayâs highs. Turnover remained a low 100.888 million euros. The FTSE 20 index rose 0.63 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 0.71 pct higher and the FTSE 80 index rose 0.92 pct. The Health (3.32 pct) and Media (3.39 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Financial Services (1.03 pct) and Personal Products (0.12 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 92 to 65 with another 60 issues unchanged. Texapret (11.11 pct), Technical Publications (10 pct) and Nakas (9.76 pct) were top gainers, while HOL (10.20 pct), Elfico (9.33 pct) and NEL (9.09 pct) were top losers. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |