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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-02-28Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greek inflation at 4.9 pct in JanGreece�s harmonized inflation rate was 4.9 pct in January 2011, up from a 2.3 pct figure recorded in January 2010, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday. The statistics service, in a report, said the harmonized consumer price index was down 1.0 pct in January from December 2010, after a decline of 0.8 pct recorded in the same period last year.In Brussels, Eurostat announced that Greek inflation slowed to 4.9 pct in January, from 5.2 pct in December 2010. The inflation rate rose to 2.3 pct in the Eurozone, from 2.2 pct in December, while in the EU-27 the inflation rate was 2.7 pct in January, unchanged from December 2010. Ireland (0.2 pct), Sweden (1.4 pct) recorded the lowest inflation rates, while Romania (7.0 pct), Estonia (5.1 pct) and Greece (4.9 pct) recorded the highest inflation rates in January. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] ASE: Stocks dropping sharplyEquity prices were falling sharply at the opening of trade on Monday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index down 1.46 percent, standing at 1,560.12 points at 11:15 pm, and turnover at 20.23 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving down across the board, except for the Foods and Beverages index, which was up 1.00 percent. The biggest losses were in Mass Media, down 7.39 percent, and Banks, down 3.31 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.89 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 1.90 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 1.31 percent. Of the stocks traded, 13 were up, 60 were down, and 12 were unchanged. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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