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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-06-29Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] ADEX closing reportThe September contract on the FTSE 20 index was trading at a discount of 0.18 pct in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Wednesday, with turnover rising to 49.788 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap index totaled 11,927 contracts worth 34.541 million euros, with 28,607 short positions in the market.Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 41,479 contracts worth 15.247 million euros, with investment interest focusing on National Bankâs contracts (14,985), followed by Eurobank (4,903), MIG (1,288), OTE (879), PPC (749), OPAP (838), Piraeus Bank (7,088), Alpha Bank (3,669), Marfin Popular Bank (3,279), Cyprus Bank (1,212), Hellenic Postbank (436) and Mytilineos (469). © ANA-MPA SA. Intellectual rights and copyright belong to the ANA-MPA S.A. Reproduction of ANA-MPA content by visitors of this website is strictly forbidden. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Stocks end moderately higherStocks ended moderately higher in the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday as investors took early profits after the Greek Parliament approved a mid-term fiscal strategy program. The composite index of the market rose 0.48 pct to end at 1,264.85 points, after rising as much as 3.27 pct during the day. Turnover improved to 126.736 million euros. The Big Cap index eased 0.01 pct, the Mid Cap index rose 1.9 pct and the Small Cap index ended 1.21 pct higher. PPC (3.33 pct), OTE (1.64 pct), Mytilineos (1.5 pct) and Alpha Bank (1.17 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while National Bank (1.84 pct), ATEbank (1.59 pct) and Marfin Popular Bank (1.59 pct) were top losers.The Commerce (4.12 pct), Technology (3.06 pct) and Utilities (2.93 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Media (8.89 pct) and Chemicals (2.52 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 94 to 43 with another 44 issues unchanged. ELGEKA (17.78 pct), G.E. Dimitriou (12.5 pct) and AEGEK (10.53 pct) were top gainers, while Dromeas (10.71 pct), Livanis (8.89 pct) and Evrofarma (7.84 pct) were top losers. © ANA-MPA SA. Intellectual rights and copyright belong to the ANA-MPA S.A. Reproduction of ANA-MPA content by visitors of this website is strictly forbidden. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |