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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-07-09Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] DM meets with EU's AshtonAthens (ANA-MPA) -- Defence minister Evangelos Venizelos met on Friday with visiting EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy Baroness Catherine Ashton.The talks focused on EU foreign, defence and security policy issues. No statements were made after the one-hour meeting. [02] Rise at ASE openingEquity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Friday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.07 percent, standing at 1,526.16 points at 11:30 am, and turnover at 22.937 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains in Fod & Beverage, up 1.24 percent; and Chemicals, up 0.87 percent. The biggest losses were in Telecoms, down 1.08 percent; and Commerce, down 0.91 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.21 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.14 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.10 percent. Of the stocks traded, 52 were up, 30 were down, and 22 were unchanged. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |