Mytilineos

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Friday's narrow trading session at the Greek stock market concluded with some gains for most, at the end of a week of price growth that sent the benchmark to yet another nine-year high at the close. Barring any unforeseeable factors, the short-term trend at Athinon Avenue remains positive, with prices rising in line with the temperatures.

The Greek stock market experienced a mixed session on Thursday, with the majority of stocks closing with gains while most indexes posted losses at the end of the day. Traders opted for select sales to cash in their recent gains, so the benchmark came off Wednesday's 111-month high to settle for a minor decline.

A balanced session with particularly low turnover brought the week to a close at the Greek stock market as external pressures were mostly offset by the upward moves by blue chip heavyweights Coca-Cola HBC and Piraeus Bank. The slip of the main index took the weekly result from a rise to a marginal loss.

The Greek bourse benchmark halted its six-session rising streak on Wednesday, with the main index coming off a nine-year high to concede a little ground and losing stocks narrowly edging out the gainers on the day.

Greek stocks shook off the early pressure on Tuesday to follow the lead of banks and end the day with moderate growth.

The benchmark at Athinon Avenue gave up on Thursday all the gains it had collected on Wednesday, as banks led the profit-taking activity by investors, although a number of blue chips, such as Mytilineos, maintained their upward course for another day.

After two days of cautious profit-taking, the Greek stock market reverted to its upward course on Wednesday, led by mid-caps, which grew almost 2% on the day, while blue chips such as Aegean Airlines and Mytilineos climbed to historic highs.

Profit-taking by investors continued at the Greek stock market on Tuesday, although unlike on Monday the decline of the benchmark was contained toward the end of the session, in spite of the steady drop by bank stocks.