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ATHEX: Quiet end to a week of gains on the bourse

The anticipation of the start of talks between the government and the country's creditors next week, as well as the long weekend - that saw many traders cut their week short - resulted in a particularly quiet session on the local stock market on Friday, with a mixed picture dominated by sliding banks and rising small-caps.

OPAP picks Betgenius, Novomatic, BGT Sports as partners

London-based gaming services provider Betgenius will supply Greece-based OPAP, Europe's fourth biggest betting firm, with a new sportsbook platform, OPAP said on Wednesday.

Betgenius will also become OPAP's primary provider of in-play data, delivering fully automated, real-time data for around 130,000 sports events annually for the next two years.

OPAP posts drop in Q3 profit

OPAP, Europe's fourth-biggest betting firm, on Tuesday posted a 40 percent drop in third-quarter net profit, hurt by an austerity tax increase on its revenue.

Net profit came in at 29.3 million euros, down from 49.1 million euros in the same period a year ago.

[Reuters]

ATHEX: Stocks index down 0.57 percent

The closing auctions sent the Greek bourse benchmark into the red on Thursday, while the OPAP gaming company dominated trading for the second day in a row.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 578.23 points, shedding 0.57 percent from Wednesday's 581.56 points. The large-cap FTSE 25 index fell 0.13 percent to 1,529.32 points.

ATHEX: Bourse benchmark gains over 10 pct in May

The notable growth recorded during Tuesday's trading session, which saw the benchmark climb above the 650-point mark for a few hours, was reversed by a late selling spree in banks, although the main index still ended the session with gains. Trading volume was particularly high, mainly thanks to the MSCI index rebalancing.

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