ADEX closing report

The March contract on the FTSE 20 index was trading at -1.12 pct in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Thursday, with turnover at 54.652 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap index totaled 11,822 contracts worth 41.593 million euros, with 31,236 short positions in the market.

Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 27,498 contracts worth 13.059 million euros, with investment interest focusing on National Bank’s contracts (8,269), followed by Eurobank (1,674), MIG (753), OTE (1,219), PPC (811), Piraeus Bank (6,055), Alpha Bank (3,376), Intralot (876), Cyprus Bank (1,228) and Hellenic Postbank (476).

Foreign Exchange rates – Friday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank:
U.S. dollar	1.358
Pound sterling	0.850
Danish kroner	7.511
Swedish kroner	9.020
Japanese yen	111.82
Swiss franc	1.297
Norwegian kroner	7.937
Canadian dollar	1.357
Australian dollar	1.369