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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-11-26
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[01] Stocks plunge 6.21 pct
[01] Stocks plunge 6.21 pct
Stocks collapsed at the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, hit by
negative comments from foreign banks on the outlook of the Greek
economy as well as by a sharp decline of prices in other European
markets. The composite index lost 6.21 pct -its biggest daily
percentage drop in the last 12 months- to end at 2,225.32 points, with
turnover a strong 353.7 million euros, of which 6.8 million euros were
block trades.
All sectors ended down, with the Banks (9.01 pct), Food/Beverage (8.56
pct), Financial Services (8.44 pct), Insurance (8.11 pct), Raw
Materials (6.87 pct) and Media (6.47 pct) suffering the heaviest
percentage losses of the day.
The FTSE 20 index dropped 7.26 pct, the FTSE 40 index fell 4.82 pct and
the FTSE 80 index ended 4.97 pct down. Broadly, decliners led advancers
by 204 to 21 with another 28 issues unchanged.
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