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ATHEX: Slide continues for fourth day in succession
Greek stock market investors continued to brace for the worst on Wednesday in the absence of any sign of agreement between Athens and its creditors, with the benchmark chalking up a fourth consecutive day of significant losses. The bourse closed before the European Central Bank convened to discuss whether to extend local banks? emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) cash limit.
Weak lira 'hurting Turkish consumer confidence'
The volatility of the Turkish Lira is the major factor in the low levels of consumer confidence in Turkey, according to economists speaking to Anadolu Agency.
In 2010, the Turkish Statistical Institute?s Index of Consumer Confidence was at about 80. The index runs from 1 to 200, with readings below 100 indicating relative pessimism.
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Bulgaria Ranks 32nd in 2015 Global Peace Index
Bulgaria ranked 32nd in the 2015 Global Peace Index with a score of 1.607, with the state of peace in the country identified as "high".
Thus, the country's score has slightly deteriorated from 2014, when Bulgaria ranked 29th.
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Athens Stock Exchange: Decline
Equity prices dropped on on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, with the basic share price index down 0.98% at 731.01 points and turnover at 9.49 million euros.
The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.44% while the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was up 1.22 percent.
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ATHEX: Stocks tumble on IMF and Euro Working Group news
ATHEX: Impasse in talks brings more losses
The Greek stock market?s benchmark returned to a southbound course on Wednesday, following another session of low trading volume, due to the lack of progress in negotiations between Greece and its creditors, while the sense that the entire market has been holding its collective breath for months now is palpable.
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ATHEX: Greek stocks keep sliding
Despite early suggestions of a stock rebound, the Greek bourse eventually ended with significant losses on Monday, on extremely low trading volume, as an agreement between Greece and its creditors remained elusive. A technical glitch in the first few minutes of the session did not help proceedings either.
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ATHEX: Bundling of IMF tranches sends stocks plunging
The government?s decision to bundle its four June tranches to the International Monetary Fund, opting to delay payment of the first, due on Friday, generated jitters on the local stock market, with the benchmark shedding almost 5 percent as foreign investors scrambled for the exit.
Athens Stock Exchange: Downward spiral!
Equity prices tumbled at 11 a.m. on Friday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) following the news that Greece would not be making its IMF debt repayment. The basic share price index fell 3.14 percent at 800.99 points and turnover at 10.85 million euros.
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ATHEX: Stocks slide after rally on Wednesday
The Greek bourse reacted with disappointment on Thursday after investors? hopes for a deal between Athens and its creditors, which spurred a mini-rally on Wednesday, once again failed to materialize, with some of the traders reaping capital gains.
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