ADEX closing report

The March contract on the FTSE 20 index was trading at -2.08 pct in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Monday, with turnover rising to 106.024 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap index totaled 20,261 contracts, worth 80.893 million euros, with 31,436 short positions in the market.

Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 55,018 contracts worth 25.131 million euros, with investment interest focusing on National Bank’s contracts (10,305), followed by Eurobank (5,963), MIG (1,286), OTE (1,182), Piraeus Bank (8,127), Alpha Bank (13,111), Marfin Popular Bank (7,458), Ellaktor (953), Cyprus Bank (966), Hellenic Postbank (1,606) and ATEbank (975).

Foreign Exchange rates – Tuesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank:
U.S. dollar	1.377
Pound sterling	0.849
Danish kroner	7.514
Swedish kroner	8.832
Japanese yen	114.59
Swiss franc	1.306
Norwegian kroner	7.831
Canadian dollar	1.355
Australian dollar	1.362