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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-09-13Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Central gov't deficit down 30%(ANA-MPA) -- The central government deficit fell by 30 percent in the eight-month period January to August this year compared with the corresponding period in 2009, according to figures released on Monday by the Bank of Greece.Specifically, the cash deficit in the Jan-Aug. 2010 period fell to 15.7 billion euros from 21.8 billion in the same period last year. Regular budget revenues increased by 3.4 percent to 32.8 billion euros in the same period from 31.6 billion euros in the corresponding period last year, while expenditures fell by 10.2 percent to 43.5 billion euros from 47.9 billion euros in the same period last year. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] Stocks end flat on MondayGreek stocks ended flat in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, with the composite index of the market easing 0.04 pct to end at 1,587.66 points, after rising as much as 1.0 pct during the session. Turnover was a low 57.548 million euros.The Big Cap index fell 0.17 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.57 pct lower and the Small Cap index dropped 1.35 pct. The Telecoms (1.17 pct) and Utilities (1.15 pct) sectors scored gains, while Insurance (2.89 pct), Technology (2.02 pct) and Health (1.50 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 106 to 57 with another 39 issues unchanged. Karamolegos (9.52 pct), Tzirakian (9.30 pct) and Rilken (8.90 pct) were top gainers, while Technical Publications (18.42 pct), Elbisco (17.54 pct) and Elfico (9.26 pct) were top losers. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |