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ATHEX: Third week of gains ends on another 9-month high
The Greek bourse wrapped up another week of gains on Friday, with the benchmark at a nine-month high. Still, trading volume eased and the positive momentum appears to have slowed.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index ended at 765.67 points, adding 0.20 percent to Thursday's 764.13 points. It rose for a third consecutive week, by 1.49 percent.
ATHEX: Fresh 8-month high for bourse benchmark
The Greek bourse continues to go from strength to strength, with its benchmark recording another eight-month high on Friday, boosted by the performance of bank stocks as well as the continued drop of the yield on Greek state bond ahead of a possible new issue. The Eurogroup decision mattered little for traders, as they had already factored it in earlier in the week.
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Turkey's annual inflation rate at 19.71 pct in March
Consumer prices in Turkey became 19.71 percent year-on-year in March, marking a 0.04 percentage point increase from previous month, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on April 3.
ATHEX: Bourse index posts gains of 2 pct in March
The Greek bourse benchmark rose 1.96 percent over the month of March, taking the growth of the main index in the first quarter of the year to 17.62 percent.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index ended at 721.37 points on Friday, adding 1.08 percent to Thursday's 713.66 points. On a weekly basis it advanced 1.85 percent.
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ATHEX: Benchmark edges higher on support from banks
Bank stocks and a few other blue chips propped up the benchmark at Athinon Avenue on Wednesday as the majority of stocks on the board headed south and trading volume sank.
ATHEX: Index edges up aided by bank climb
Another mixed day at the Greek bourse on Thursday saw the majority of stocks head south while most main indexes ended up with gains in a session of increased trading volume thanks to several prearranged transactions.
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Employment outlook index at 11-year high for April-June
Almost one in three Greek employers will hire more staff in the next three months if the results of a ManpowerGroup survey on expectations for the second quarter of the year turn out to be correct. The greatest optimism was seen in the sectors of construction, industry, transport, retail and wholesale commerce, as well as water, electricity and natural gas.
Almost 26 pct of Greeks cannot afford to heat their homes adequately
Almost one in four Greeks cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently, according to Eurostat data collected as part of the annual EU survey on income and living conditions in the bloc.
Based on the report, 25.7 percent of Greeks said they were not able to keep their home adequately warm due to their economic condition.
61 percent of Turks do not read books: Survey
The number of Turks who "do not read books at all" increased by 8.1 percentage points, reaching 60.9 percent, a recent poll made public on Jan. 30 showed.
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October construction figures head higher
Construction activity retained its rising course in October, according to the figures issued by the Hellenic Statistical Authority on Tuesday.
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