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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-03-04Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Car registrations down(ANA-MPA) -- Car registrations continued falling in January this year, for a decline of 54.5 pct in the first two months of 2011, the independent Hellenic Statistical Authority (EL.STAT) said on Friday. The statistics service said registrations of passenger vehicles were down 58 pct in the January-February period.Car registrations fell 46.8 pct in January (both new and used) compared with the same month last year, while registrations in the two-month period totalled 23,060 vehicles, down 54.5 pct compared with the corresponding period in 2010. The market had recorded an 8.5 pct increase in the first two months of 2010. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Stocks end slightly higherStocks ended slightly higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Friday in thin trading conditions, reflecting cautiousness among investors over developments in a European effort to resolve a debt crisis. The composite index rose 0.33 pct to end at 1,585.85 points, for a net gain of 0.17 pct in the week. Turnover was a low 73.043 million euros.The Big Cap index fell 0.04 pct, the Mid Cap index rose 0.01 pct and the Small Cap index fell 0.79 pct. Jumbo (3.51 pct), Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (2.93 pct) and MIG (1.20 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Piraeus Bank (3.21 pct), Titan (1.78 pct) and Mytilineos (1.13 pct) were top losers. The Food (2.82 pct) and Personal Products (2.80 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Chemicals (2.56 pct) and Technology (1.37 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 89 to 58 with another 58 issues unchanged. Technical Publications (15.91 pct), Imperio (11.54 pct) and Shelman (10 pct) were top gainers, while Alter (17.78 pct), Olympic Catering (9.76 pct) and Karamolegos (9.46 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 |