Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-08-31

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] ASE losses 23.93% in August

[01] ASE losses 23.93% in August

The last day of the month on Wednesday was no exception, with the bourse falling 4.40 pct to close at 915.98 points, as fallout from the announcement of a major bank merger on Monday (Alpha Bank-Eurobank) failed to carry over into subsequent sessions. pct in August 2011, with only four out of the month's 22 sessions posting a positive closing.

Turnover was a declining 73.77 million euros. (ANA-MPA)

The Big Cap index posted a decrease of 5.11 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 5.09 pct lower and the Small Cap index was down 5.87 pct.

Only the Telecoms (2.38 pct) and Commerce (1.18) posted gains, while Banks (-8.86) Chemicals (-7.70 pct) and Raw Materials (-6.59) posting the biggest percentage gains of the day. (ANA-MPA)

Broadly, advancers trailed decliners by 32 to 127 with another 28 issues remained unchanged. (ANA-MPA)

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