Stocks up in slow trading

Stocks ended slightly higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, mostly boosted by investors’ interest in low capitalisation shares, with the composite index up 0.43 pct to end at 1,492.92 points. Turnover was a disappointing 62.18 million euros.

The Big Cap index rose0.87 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.44 pct higher and the Small Cap index rose 2.35 pct.

Mass media (7.04 pct), Technology (5.34 pct) and Financial Services (4.98 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Foods & Beverages fell 2.38 pct.

Broadly, advancers led decliners by 105 to 65 with another 51 issues unchanged.

 

Sector indices ended as follows:
Insurance:	+4.32%
Industrials:	-0.25%
Commercial:	+3.41%
Construction:	+0.52%
Media:	+7.04%
Oil & Gas:	-0.84%
Personal & Household:	-0.30%
Raw Materials:	+0.42%
Travel & Leisure:	+2.91%
Technology:	+5.34%
Telecoms:	+0.68%
Banks:	+1.00%
Food & Beverages:	-2.38%
Health:	+2.70%
Utilities:	+1.55%
Chemicals:	-0.67%
Financial Services:	+4.98%

 

The stocks with the highest turnover were National Bank, OPAP, Piraeus Bank and OTE.

Selected shares from the FTSE/ASE-20 index closed in euros as follows:
Alpha Bank:	4.50
ATEbank:	0.79
Public Power Corp (PPC):	11.18
HBC Coca Cola:	19.80
Hellenic Petroleum:	5.67
National Bank of Greece:	6.74
EFG Eurobank Ergasias:	4.23
OPAP:	13.80
OTE:	7.45
Bank of Piraeus:	3.10
Titan:	15.69