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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-03-03Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greek bond market closing report(ANA-MPA) -- The yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German benchmark bonds widened slightly to 890 basis points in the Greek electronic secondary bond market on Thursday, with the Greek bond yielding 11.99 pct and the German Bund 3.30 pct. The 10-year benchmark bond was the most heavily traded security with a turnover 11 million euros. Turnover was a low 36 million euros of which 31 million were sell orders and the remaining 5.0 million euros were buy orders.In interbank markets, interest rates were largely unchanged. The 12-month rate was 1.78 pct, the six-month rate 1.38 pct, the three-month 1.09 pct and the one-month rate 0.86 pct. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [02] FM spokesman on postponement of Albanian census(ANA-MPA) -- A Greek foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday referred to a general census in neighbouring Albania, following news that the census was postponed until the autumn instead of the previously scheduled April date.Spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said the development, "combined with intense reactions by certain nationalist circles and, unfortunately, by some state functionaries, against the inclusion of voluntary questions regarding national origin, religious affiliation and the mother tongue of respondents create questions over the real reasons for the postponement." He also reminded that the specific census questions comprise an obligation on the part of the Albanian government towards the EU. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [03] Stocks end moderately upStocks ended moderately higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a similar trend in international markets. The composite index rose 0.68 pct up to end at 1,580.67 points, but off the dayâs highs of 1,596.40 points. Turnover, however, remained a low 99.126 million euros.The Big Cap index rose 0.87 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.20 pct higher and the Small Cap index rose 0.74 pct. Titan (6.76 pct), ATEbank (5.33 pct), Ellaktor (4.72 pct) and Cyprus Bank (4.58 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while PPC (2.82 pct), Jumbo (2.23 pct) and Marfin Popular Bank (2.13 pct) were top losers. The Construction (5.14 pct) and Telecommunications (3.75 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Utilities (2.03 pct) and Personal Products (1.62 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 89 to 61 with another 58 issues unchanged. Technical Publications (18.92 pct), Maillis (12.5 pct) and Mevaco (10 pct) were top gainers, while Sprider Stores (16.67 pct), Spider (13.64 pct) and Alter (8.16 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 |
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