Stocks end 1.04% down

Stocks ended lower at the Athens Stock Exchange with the composite index of the market losing 1.04 pct to end at 1,494.17 points on Tuesday. Bank shares came under pressure with turnover remaining a low 85.633 million euros.

The Big Cap index fell 1.32 pct, the Mid Cap index eased 1.28 pct and the Small Cap index ended 1.11 pct lower. Viohalco (1.92 pct), Hellenic Petroleum (1.63 pct) and Jumbo (1.52 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Cyprus (5.66 pct), MIG (4.41 pct) and Piraeus Bank (3.17 pct) were top losers.

The Health (1.41 pct) and Telecoms (1.15 pct) sectors scored gains, while Banks (2.49 pct) and Financial Services (3.41 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 108 to 35 with another 56 issues unchanged.

Mohlos (10 pct), Sanyo Hellas (7.69 pct) and Maillis (5.26 pct) were top gainers, while Haidemenos (17.65 pct), Ideal (9.82 pct) and Vioter (9.52 pct) were top losers.

 

Sector indices ended as follows:
Insurance:	Unchanged
Industrials:	-0.11%
Commercial:	-0.47%
Construction:	+0.52%
Media:	+0.60%
Oil & Gas:	+0.81%
Personal & Household:	+0.76%
Raw Materials:	-1.41%
Travel & Leisure:	-0.54%
Technology:	-1.98%
Telecoms:	+1.15%
Banks:	-2.49%
Food & Beverages:	-0.85%
Health:	+1.41%
Utilities:	-0.25%
Chemicals:	-0.92%
Financial Services:	-3.41%

 

The stocks with the highest turnover were National Bank,

Bank of Cyprus, OTE and Alpha Bank.

 

Selected shares from the FTSE/ASE-20 index closed in euros as follows:
Alpha Bank:	4.70
ATEbank:	0.76
Public Power Corp (PPC):	12.15
HBC Coca Cola:	20.10
Hellenic Petroleum:	5.60
National Bank of Greece:	7.01
EFG Eurobank Ergasias:	4.20
OPAP:	12.75
OTE:	6.15
Bank of Piraeus:	3.05
Titan:	15.97