Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-08-27
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[01] Athens Stock Exchange opening: strong upward trend
[01] Athens Stock Exchange opening: strong upward trend
27/08/2001 11:18:40
Equities were rising vigorously at the opening of trade Monday on the
Athens Stock Exchange, fuelled by buyer interest in high-cap paper and
banking stock. The general index jumped 1.18 percent to 2,776.34 points
at 10:20 am, with turnover at 13.2 million euro.
Individual sector indices were all moving up with the exception of
insurance, which was down 0.12 percent. The biggest gains were for
construction, up 1.54 percent, followed by publishing, up 1.47 percent.
The banking index was up 1.25 percent.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up
1.17 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 1.05 percent, and the
FTSE/ASE SMALLCAP index was up 1.02 percent.
Of the stocks moved, 251 were up, 25 were down and 33 were unchanged.
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