Greek stocks ended at their highest level this year in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday reflecting a very positive sentiment among investors encouraged by more gains in other European bourses.
Buying focused in blue chip stocks, mainly banks with National Bank's shares ending 5.20 percent higher at 20.22 euros remaining on an upward trend for the seventh consecutive session.
The general index rose 1.92 percent to end at 2,276.47 points, with turnover at 222.2 million euros.
All sector indices ended higher, with the retail, insurance and banks scoring the biggest percentage gains of the day (5.80 percent, 5.05 percent and 3.79 percent, respectively). The food and beverage sector scored the smallest gains (0.51 percent).
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks jumped 2.45 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index ended 1.97 percent higher and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index rose 1.32 percent.
Broadly, advancers led decliners by 273 to 51 with another 46 issues unchanged.