Subject: Athens Financial Market Update on July 6 From: Goldenbull ASE General Index: 921.27, up 0.41% or 3.37points Turnover: DRS 4.1 bil on 1.86 mil shares(977m shs advanced) Top ternover was Hell Bottling reaching 298 mil drs(up 255drs at 7100drs), Hell Sugar(227mil), Comm Bk(141mil), and Nat'l Bk of Gr(134mil) followed. Most of bank stocks dropped except Ergo Bk closed at 10,600 drs up 65. AEGEK appeared at 9th largest turnover closing at 5,150 drs, up 155. Bank sector index slid down 0.24% and Construction index notched up 0.94%. Kosmos and Select Textiles were the heaviest volume traded. -Forex fixing: usd 224.605, dem=162.552, JPY=263.85 -Athibor 1 mo: 15.53% -Greek financial minter will meet today to correct problems of the treasury auction, which was introduced for the fisrt time in history. -Many private companies are having problems to pay their taxes due to the continued economic recession. -Arafat, PLO chairman, will be visiting Athens today to meet Greek officials. -Industrial output dropped 1.2% year-on-year in April. -Central Bk will issue only12 mo T-bills in mid July. Goldenbull