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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-04-12
CONTENTS
[01] Stocks end 3.51% higher
[01] Stocks end 3.51% higher
Stocks ended sharply higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, as
Greek markets cheered news of a eurozone plan to offer low-cost
borrowing to Greece if necessary. The composite index of the market
jumped 3.51 pct to end at 2,061.04 points, after rising as much as 5.31
pct during the session, with turnover soaring to 347.251 million
euros.
The FTSE 20 index jumped 3.99 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 2.86 pct
higher and the FTSE 80 index rose 2.32 pct. All sectors moved upwards
with the Banks (5.65 pct) and Industrial Products (4.63 pct) scoring
the biggest percentage gains of the day.
Technical Olympic (20 pct), Mohlos (18.75 pct), Voyatzoglou (11.11 pct)
and Sanyo Hellas (10.53 pct) were top gainers, while Euroline (9.32
pct), Varagis (8.75 pct) and SIDMA (8.26 pct) were top losers. Broadly,
advancers led decliners by 160 to 40 with another 33 issues unchanged.
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