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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-05-09Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Twinning of high schools of Hania, Canakkale(ANA-MPA) -- The high schoolof Akrotiri in Hania, on Crete, and a high school in Canakkale, Turkey have entered a twinning programme, following an initiative by their faculties aimed at creating friendship ties between the pupils and upgrading the education provided.Canakkale HS students are currently on a visit to Hania accompanied by their teachers. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [02] Stocks at new 2011 lowsStocks fell to new 2011 lows in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, hit by a decision by S&P to cut the countryâs credit rating by two notches to B. The composite index of the market fell 1.47 pct to end at 1,349.91 points, remaining on a downward trend of the sixth consecutive session. Turnover, however, improved to 110.123 million euros.The Big Cap index fell 2.17 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 1.20 pct lower and the Small Cap index fell 1.95 pct. Coca-Cola 3E (3.90 pct), Mytilineos (1.39 pct), Hellenic Petroleum (1.16 pct) and Viohalco (0.51 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while OTE (5.14 pct), Ellaktor (4.76 pct), National Bank (4.07 pct) and OPAP (3.66 pct) suffered losses. The Food (3.68 pct), Media (3.98 pct) and Raw Materials (0.65 pct) sectors scored gains, while Telecoms (5.14 pct), Travel (3.50 pct), Technology (3.07 pct) and Banks (2.79 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 123 to 27 with another 39 issues unchanged. Altec (20 pct), Vovos (8.0 pct) and Nutriart (7.69 pct) were top gainers, while Elfico (17.65 pct), Sfakianakis (16 pct) and Unibios (14.29 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 |