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Athens Stock Exchange; Rise

Equity prices rose on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) on Wednesday, with the basic share price index up 0.98% at 835.57 points at 11 a.m. and turnover at 10.125 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 1.51%and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was up 1.63%.

Consumer, producer confidence on a downward slide

The Economic Confidence Index holds the pulse of consumers and producers in different sectors with 20 different variables. It measures the confidence in economy policies applied and the expectations for the future of entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry, construction, service and business sectors, as well as all kinds of consumers. Unfortunately, the signals are not good.

Greek bourse starts trading week with notable losses

Declining blue chips dragged the benchmark of the Greek bourse lower on Tuesday, as the various scenarios regarding proposals and counterproposals placed on the negotiating table by Athens and its creditors appeared to confuse investors instead of inspiring them at the start of the four-day trading week.

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