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Tuesday's recovery proved short-lived for the Athens bourse, as the slump on Wall Street later on the same day and the discovery of the first case of coronavirus in Greece on Wednesday led Greek stocks to new six-month lows. The benchmark even dropped below the 800-point mark during yesterday's session, before containing its losses somewhat.

The absorption of some market liquidity by the Piraeus Bank bond issue and anticipation of the Fed's decision on US interest rate policy weighed on the Greek bourse on Wednesday, with the benchmark easing and trading volume shrinking in comparison with previous days.

After a mixed session on Wednesday with more gainers than losers but a slight drop for the main indexes, the benchmark at the Greek bourse came off Tuesday's 13-month high to settle for a mere two-point reduction by the end of the day, on reduced turnover too, as traders took a breather.

China's response to US trade tariffs caused jitters across the eurozone market, and the Greek bourse was no exception on Monday. The fact that this came after a week of losses aggravated the atmosphere at Athinon Avenue, which is eager for some good news that will help it recover.

The Greek stock market's trading week - dominated by the Folli Follie saga and talk of the upcoming independent probe into the listed company - ended on Friday with a session of moderate gains that reduced the impact of losses recorded in previous sessions. However, Greek stocks' apparent vulnerability to speculation does not bode well for the future.

Monday was another mixed day for the Greek bourse. Stocks were split between winners and losers, the benchmark had some moderate gains but the banks' index was virtually unchanged, and mid-caps conceded some ground. The drop in turnover compared with three declining sessions last week shows that a likely return of sellers is on the way.

Morning gains gave way to small losses for the majority of Greek stocks on Wednesday as traders had their eyes firmly fixed on developments at the conference on Greece in Frankfurt.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 775.24 points, shedding 0.10 percent from Tuesday's 776.02 points. The large-cap FTSE 25 index contracted 0.13 percent to 2,061.55 points.

All in all it was a quiet session at the Greek bourse on Tuesday, as it seems quite a few investors decided to stay away and wait for news from the Euro Working Group. Most stocks posted small losses but the benchmark rose a tad after the closing auctions.

Stocks moved within a particularly narrow range in on Tuesday's trading session at Athinon Avenue, as the entire economy was hoping for a concrete token of support to come from US President Barack Obama's visit to Athens. Eventually the benchmark closed near the day's low, with banks taking quite a hit compared to other stocks.