Athens News Agency: News in English, 00-08-18

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Weather Forecast-Saturday

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates-Monday

[03] Stock Market-Close

[01] Weather Forecast-Saturday

Sunny weather is forecast throughout the country on Saturday with light cloud on the northern mainland from late afternoon. Winds will be northerly, light to strong, turning very strong in parts of the Aegean Sea.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates-Monday

Following are indicative rates released by the central bank for the next working day.

Mondays rates (buying)

Euro 334.562

U.S. dollar 365.998

German mark 171.059

French franc 051.004

[03] Stock Market-Close

Stocks edged up on the Athens Stock Exchange on Friday in the wake of two straight declines when the market had shed 2.06 percent. Turnover also rose after hitting a two-year low the previous day.

The general index rose 0.80 percent to finish at 3,757.83 points. Turnover was 75 billion drachmas.

Analysts were reluctant to forecast the bourse's short-term future in its current lacklustre phase.

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