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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-01-21Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Archbishop Ieronymos to visit Syria, Lebanon(ANA-MPA) -- Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece will pay an official visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch on Jan. 24-31.On Tuesday he will attend a litury at the Patriarchate's Cathedral of the Dormition and afterwards he and his entourage will visit local churches and monasteries. On Jan. 26, the Archbishop will visit Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, the country's Grand Mufti Ahmad Baderdeen Hassoun and the minister of education. In the afternoon of that day he will visit the Church of the Holy Cross in Damascus and afterwards he will visit the Greek embassy to attend a reception in his honor. On Jan. 27, he will depart for Lebanon where he will be received by Metropolitan Bishop Elias of Beirut. A doxology will be held at Beirut's Cathedral. On Jan. 28, the Archbishop will meet with the President of Lebanon and the Maronite Patriarch. He is also scheduled to meet with Armenian Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia. On Jan. 29, Archbishop Ieronymos will visit the University of Balamand and receive the institution's medal in a special ceremony. On Jan. 30, he will co-officiate in a doxology at the Patriarchate of Antioch Cathedral of the Dormition. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] More than 150 companies from Athens bourse delisted since 1999(ANA-MPA)More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [03] Stocks up 6.27% in weekStocks ended moderately lower at the Athens Stock Exchange as investors took profits ahead of the weekend and after a sharp two-day advance of prices.The composite index ended 0.67 pct down at 1,536.58 points, for a net gain of 6.27 pct in the week. Turnover was an improved 164.8 million euros, with investment interest focusing on small and medium capitalization stocks. The Big Cap index fell 0.63 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 2.70 pct higher and the Small Cap index rose 2.07 pct. The Health (9.67 pct) and Commerce (4.35 pct) scored gains, while Food (4.23 pct) and Travel (4.01 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day. Piraeus Bank (5.84 pct), Cyprus Bank (2.62 pct) and Alpha Bank (2.50 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while OPAP, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling and OTE were major losers. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 107 to 68 with another 51 issues unchanged. Mihaniki (20 pct), Klonatex (20 pct), Vell Group (15.38 pct) were top gainers, while Ideal (19.35 pct), CPI (16.67 pct) and Paperpack (16.48 pct) were top losers. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |