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ATHEX: Bank stock growth takes index to new 26-month high
A rise in bank stocks helped buoy the benchmark and the majority of stocks on the local bourse on Monday, but trading action continued its decline.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 843.83 points, a new 26-month high, adding 0.76 percent to Friday's 837.43 points. The large-cap FTSE-26 index expanded 0.58 percent to 2,182.42 points.
ATHEX: Quiet end to fourth straight week of stock growth
That Friday feeling and some not unexpected profit taking saw trading volume drop and many stock prices register a decline at the Athens bourse on Friday, at the end of another week of gains - the fourth in a row - for the benchmark.
ATHEX: Energy stocks fuel index rise
The benchmark at Athinon Avenue kept edging upward on Thursday during a session when stock market heavyweight banks saw the limelight stolen by energy large-caps.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 843.25 points, adding 0.23 percent to Wednesday's 841.34 points. The large-cap FTSE-26 index contracted 0.06 percent to 2,187.14 points and banks shrank 1.03 percent.
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ATHEX: Mid-caps steal show as index keeps rising
Mid-caps headlined Monday's bourse session at Athinon Avenue as the normally less popular part of the market is offering major opportunities to the discerning eye now that uncertainty regarding ther Greek economy has diminished after the agreement with the country's creditors. This has taken the benchmark of the market to a new 25-month high.
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ATHEX: Moderate drop for stock index
A late selling spree inflicted moderate losses on the benchmark of the Greek bourse on Thursday, taking it just below the 820-point mark.
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ATHEX: Stock market consolidation continues
Still in search of news offering clear direction, Athinon Avenue had another mixed session on Wednesday, with banks ceding some ground while the majority of stocks notched up gains, on improved turnover.
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ATHEX: Moderate rise for most stocks
The stock market in Athens shook off the European Central Bank's statements that kept Greece's chances of entering the ECB bond-buying program remote, and took the benchmark back above the 820-point mark on Tuesday. Trading volume dropped below 50 million euros.
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ATHEX: Bourse benchmark stays near the 820-pt mark
Greek stocks had another mixed session on Monday as the majority of blue chips headed south while the rest of the market went the other way, on significantly reduced turnover.
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ATHEX: Benchmark ends week 1.8 pct higher
Most of the Greek stock market's morning gains evaporated in the afternoon in the week's last trading session, but the benchmark was up on the day after ending lower on the previous two. The market is seeking direction as the lack of any substantial news is not helping it move on, according to observers.
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ATHEX: Little buying interest in most stocks
The Greek stock market appeared to play second fiddle to the bond issue of the Mytilineos group on Wednesday - the book closure date is on Friday - with turnover on the local bourse slumping to just over 50 million and stocks presenting a mixed picture.
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