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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-05-19Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Israeli journalists visit Veria synagogue(ANA-MPA) -- A group of journalists from Israel on Thursday visited a noted medieval Jewish synagogue in the north-central city of Veria, the only centuries-old synagogue in northern Greece that is preserved intact.Eleven Israeli journalists had the opportunity to learn about the history of the Jews in Veria, visit the synagogue, tour the old Jewish quarter and observe the traditional Sephardic architecture in the quarter. Veria Mayor Haroula Ousoultzoglou told ANA-MPA that the visit was the result of recent contacts with tour operators from Israel, underlining that the region has attracted strong tourism interest. The Jewish presence in Veria dates to 200 BC while the Sephardic quarter was built in the 19th century. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [02] Domestic mutual funds' assets, yields up in Q1(ÁÍÁ-ÌPA)More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [03] Stocks continue moving lowerStocks ended lower at the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, reversing an early advance, as sellers took the upper hand in the market late at the session, copying Wednesdayâs behavior. The composite index of the market fell 0.44 pct to end at 1,322.27 points, after rising as much as 1.03 pct during the day. Turnover was a low 90.595 million euros.The Big Cap index fell 0.60 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.21 pct down and the Small Cap index fell 0.56 pct. Motor Oil (3.5 pct), Coca-Cola 3E (1.67 pct) and Cyprus Bank (0.90 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while ATEbank (3.77 pct), Viohalco (3.35 pct), MIG (3.39 pct) and Hellenic Petroleum (3.37 pct) were top losers. The Media (4.48 pct), Food (1.66 pct) and Chemicals (1.51 pct) scored gains, while the Health (6.67 pct) and Telecoms (2.70 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 74 to 65 with another 41 issues unchanged. Athens Electronic (19.35 pct), Pegasus (9.09 pct) and Kyriakoulis (8.33 pct) were top gainers, while Unibios (16.67 pct), Alapis (15.56 pct) and Paperpack (10 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 |