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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-02-09Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] ADEX closing report(ANA-MPA) -- The March contract on the FTSE 20 index was trading at -0.20 pct in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Wednesday, with turnover at 41.169 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap index totaled 6,897 contracts worth 27.174 million euros, with 33,048 short positions in the market.Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 41,332 contracts worth 13.995 million euros, with investment interest focusing on MIG�s contracts (8,995), followed by Eurobank (2,350), OTE (1,705), PPC (927), Piraeus Bank (8,710), National Bank (4,930), Alpha Bank (2,705), Marfin Popular Bank (6,842), Mytilineos (926), Cyprus Bank (893) and Hellenic Postbank (613). More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Stocks end 1.24% higherStocks ended significantly higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the composite index of the market flirting with the 1,700 level. The index rose 1.24 pct to end at 1,690.58 points, with turnover rising to 164.135 million euros.The Big Cap index jumped 1.58 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 2.09 pct higher and the Small Cap index rose 2.98 pct. MIG (20 pct), Mytilineos (4.92 pct) and PPC (4.05 pct) were major gainers among blue chip stocks, while ATEbank (1.25 pct) and Coca-Cola 3E (1.20 pct) were top losers. The Financial Services (13.59 pct), Health (10.26 pct) and Media (5.06 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Insurance (2.89 pct) and Food (1.06 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 128 to 46 with another 44 issues unchanged. MIG (20 pct), Paperpack (16.67 pct) and Intrakat (15.79 pct) were top gainers, while Elbisco (12.5 pct), Hellenic Textiles (9.09 pct) and FHL Mermeren (8.85 pct) were top losers. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |