ATHEX: Unlikely protagonists at Athinon Ave

[Intime News]

Greek stocks’ aboriginal gains connected Thursday had each but evaporated by the closing astatine Athinon Avenue, with bluish chips remaining successful affirmative territory, while mid-caps declined and losing stocks marginally edged retired the gainers. An absorbing stock-picking signifier saw purchases of some bluish chips that had received little involvement precocious and unit connected definite mainstays.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) wide scale closed astatine 2,057.26 points, adding 0.04% to Wednesday’s 2,056.38 points. The large-cap FTSE-25 scale expanded 0.08%, ending astatine 5,200.46 points, though mid-caps contracted 0.96%.

The banks scale earned 0.09%, arsenic Optima grew 2.38% and Eurobank grabbed 1.43%, whereas Piraeus mislaid 1.48% and Alpha slipped 0.03%. Titan Cement collected 3.91% and Viohalco roseate 3.36%, conscionable arsenic Coca-Cola HBC conceded 2.16%.

In total 53 stocks reported gains, 54 sustained losses and 19 stayed put.

Turnover amounted to 193.3 cardinal euros, down from Wednesday’s €219.2 million.

In Nicosia, the wide scale of the Cyprus Stock Exchange accrued 0.09% to 287.31 points.