ATHEX: Mid-caps keep benchmark on arising course

Even without the assistance of the banks index, but with the important backing of mid-caps, the benchmark of the Greek stock marketplace continued its ascent connected Wednesday successful what was a acold quieter league than the erstwhile ones astatine Athinon Avenue. Traders’ eyes stay glued to geopolitical developments, which will not lone find the people of marketplace temper for investments, but besides the terms of mundane commodities successful the run-up to the summertime – and which successful Greece’s lawsuit affects some of its main industries: Shipping and tourism.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) wide scale closed astatine 2,289.44 points, adding 0.22% to Tuesday’s 2,284.40 points. The large-cap FTSE-25 scale expanded 0.13%, ending astatine 5,829.02 points, with mid-caps advancing a steadfast 1.54%.

The banks scale contracted 0.06%, arsenic Optima fell 1.09%, National eased 0.59% and Alpha dropped 0.53%, while Piraeus earned 0.64%.

In total 70 stocks secured gains, 39 endured losses and 13 remained unchanged.

Turnover amounted to €286.9 million, down from Tuesday’s €467.9 million.

In Nicosia, the wide scale of the Cyprus Stock Exchange accrued 3.28% to 284.08 points.