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ATHEX: Early gains give way to late losses
The Greek bourse began the day on an upward course on Tuesday, but as the session went on it started losing steam and eventually settled for moderate losses for the benchmark. It ended up below the 800-point mark for the first time in more than two weeks.
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ATHEX: Benchmark narrowly stays above 800 points
The benchmark of the Greek stock market narrowly managed to avoid dropping below the 800-point mark on Monday as investors indulged in profit taking following the recent gains enjoyed by most stocks. All but two blue chips suffered losses, led by banks, in line with most other European markets.
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ATHEX: Moderate gains in first week of trade
The first trading week of the year ended with the benchmark up 1.27% after a rather forgettable session on Friday that left the index virtually unchanged while bank stocks continued their slide for the third day in a row.
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ATHEX: Index returns to 820 points
The Greek stock market picked up the pace again on Thursday, with the benchmark gaining ground on increased turnover, although banks tipped the balance between winners and losers in favor of those that headed lower. Energy stocks are showing notable resilience, which in the view of investors points to a positive outlook for the economy in general.
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ATHEX: Benchmark comes off record highs
Athinon Avenue eased off Monday's 11-month highs on Tuesday, with the benchmark dropping just over 1% on lower trading volume than on Monday. Banks headed south, but energy stocks mostly headed higher again. Observers consider this cashing in of recent gains quite predictable.
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Piraeus Bank CoCos about to turn into shares
The conversion of Piraeus Bank's contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) into shares will be at a price of 6 euros per share, Kathimerini understands.
This is going to cost the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, the lender's majority shareholder, some €1.5 billion, according to sources.
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ATHEX: Bourse hits highest level in 11 months
The Greek bourse hit the ground running on the first trading day of 2021 on Monday, with prices growing as the session progressed and the closing auctions taking the benchmark above 820 points for the first time in almost 11 months. This time it was mainly energy stocks and other non-bank blue chips that led the index higher.
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ATHEX: Year’s losses contained at 11.75%
The bourse year ended on Thursday with a short and quiet session that saw most stocks post some gains and the benchmark closing virtually unchanged, while turnover was the lowest of the last 37 sessions.
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ATHEX: Mixed day with window dressing
Athinon Avenue had another mixed session on Wednesday, with the benchmark closing virtually unchanged, while mid- and small-caps improved their end-of-year picture, with gainers outnumbering losers by a ratio of almost three-to-one overall.
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ATHEX: Benchmark eases after Monday rise
The benchmark at the Greek stock market came down from a 10-month high on Tuesday with minor losses as many traders chose to secure some of their recent earnings - as increased daily turnover also illustrates - while stocks were largely split between winners and losers.
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