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Stocks regain 1,300 points in busy day

A favorable climate in European markets and investor interest in banks and several blue chips helped the Athens Stock Exchange return to the 1,300-point level on Tuesday.

Despite some selling towards the end, the general index gained 1.18% to close at 1,300.47 points on turnover of €92.9 million. Blue chips gained 1.34%, mid-caps 0.96% and banks 1.77%.

ATHEX: Benchmark adds 1% on low turnover

Proceeding in line with fellow eurozone markets, the Greek bourse produced gains of almost 1% for the benchmark on Monday, following three sessions of decline last week. However, there was also the domestic dimension that played its part, with traders showing their satisfaction with the measures the government promised in Parliament for strengthening the capital market.

ATHEX: Bourse enjoys session of solid growth

Stocks enjoyed even greater gains on Thursday, following the increase of prices on Wednesday, with banks leading the Greek bourse to significant growth once their index moved back above the 1,000-point mark. The benchmark recorded another solid advance in the face of uncertainty across the rest of the eurozone, on a rare occasion of Athinon Avenue moving autonomously.

ATHEX: Convincing session of stock gains

Athinon Avenue produced a more convincing session of gains on Wednesday, with the benchmark growing almost 1% and turnover moving above the 100-million-euro mark again. The rebound on European markets and the Fitch report that projected a fiscal overperformance for Greece, as well as the essential window dressing at the end of the year's first half, saw most stocks move up on the day.

ATHEX: Industrial sector leads stocks lower

Traders reverted to profit-taking at the Greek bourse on Thursday, following morning gains, with refineries and industrial companies being at the focus of sellers this time instead of banks, whose index has been in decline all week. Most of the losses were recorded in the closing auctions, with the benchmark ending the session at the day's low.

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