ATHEX: Index grows 4.2 pct over the week

The drop that most Greek stocks posted on Friday after four days of growth took the main index back to where it was at Wednesday's close, though both the benchmark and the banks indices chalked up significant gains over the week, rising 4.26 percent and 9.84 percent respectively.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 640.09 points, shedding 1.26 percent from Thursday's 648.27 points. The large-cap FTSE 25 index contracted 1.10 percent to close at 1,739.56 points.

The banks index conceded 2.61 percent, having fallen by as much as 4.28 percent during the course of the day. Eurobank slumped 4.14 percent, Piraeus gave up 2.63 percent, National lost 2.36 percent and Alpha dropped 2 percent.

Other blue chips suffered losses too, including Lamda Development (down 3.53 percent), Ellaktor (3.42 percent), Public Power Corporation (3.18 percent) and Viohalco (2...