ADEX closing report

The March contract on the FTSE 20 index was trading at -2.36 pct in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Tuesday, with turnover at 36.933 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap index was 9,099 contracts worth 30.272 million euros, with 30,363 short positions in the market.

Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 14,088 contracts worth 6.661 million euros, with investment interest focusing on National Bank’s contracts (5,648), followed by Eurobank (1,169), Piraeus Bank (1,257), Alpha Bank (1,520), Cyprus Bank (1,289), Hellenic Postbank (575) and ATEbank (413).

Foreign Exchange rates – Wednesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank:
U.S. dollar	1.347
Pound sterling	0.842
Danish kroner	7.510
Swedish kroner	8.991
Japanese yen	111.17
Swiss franc	1.291
Norwegian kroner	7.882
Canadian dollar	1.328
Australian dollar	1.352