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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-12-06Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] New mayor to have shortest-lived term worldwideÁÍÁ-ÌPÁ/A newly-elected mayor in the municipality of Epidavros will have the dubious honor of the shortest-lived term worldwide, given that the municipality will be abolished on December 31 under the Kallikratis public administration reform program.ana-mpaAlexandros Lymniatis was elected mayor of the soon-to-be-abolished municipality in repeat local government elections held on Sunday after a marathon court dispute that nullified the initial winner of the elections in November. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] ASE opening: Small riseEquity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Monday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.42 percent, standing at 1,492.68 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 9.932 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving upward, with the biggest gains in Technology, up 4.39 percent; Media, up 2.41 and Health, up 2.37 percent. The biggest losses were in Food and Beverages, down 1.33 percent; and Telecoms, down 1.08 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.63 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.34 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 1.14 percent. Of the stocks traded, 48 were up, 23 were down, and 21 were unchanged. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |