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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-01-04Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Partial solar eclipse viewed in Greece(ANA-MPA) -- Viewers throughout Greece took up positions to view Tuesday morning's partial solar eclipse, the first of the new year, although overcast skies prevented them from enjoying the phenomenon in all its glory.The eclipse was partially visible in the greater Athens area and parents took their children to the Athens Planetarium where members of the Hellenic Astronomical Society and amateur astronomers had set up telescopes and were on hand to explain the phenomenon. (ANA-MPA) The partial solar eclipse commenced in Athens shortly before 9:00 a.m., peaked at around 10:20, and was completed at noon. (ANA-MPA) (Photo: ANA-MPA/O. Panagiotou) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] ASE opening: Big declineEquity prices were declining at the opening of trade on Tuesday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index down 1.51 percent, standing at 1,398.23 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 12.218 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving downward nearly across the board, with the only gains Chemicals, up 0.84 percent. The biggest losses were in Banks, down 3.04 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.96 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 0.60 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 0.56 percent. Of the stocks traded, 19 were up, 52 were down, and 11 were unchanged. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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