Greek stocks ended lower the first trading session of a new week in the Athens Stock Exchange, with the general index falling below the 2,000 level one hour before the bell.
The index, however, managed to recover part of its earlier heavy losses to end at 2,021.94 points, down 0.86 percent. Traders said the market found technical support at the 2,000 level with many investors buying blue chip stocks in the last half hour of trading.
Turnover was a low 98.8 million euros.
The Publication, Textile and IT Solution sectors suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day (3.61 percent, 3.47 percent and 3.32 percent, respectively), while the Bank sector fell by 0.17 percent. The Investment sector was the only one to score gains (up 0.27 percent).
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks eased 0.52 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index dropped 1.58 percent and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index plunged 2.84 percent.
Broadly, decliners led advancers by 292 to 50 with another 22 issues unchanged.
The index, however, managed to recover part of its earlier heavy losses to end at 2,021.94 points, down 0.86 percent. Traders said the market found technical support at the 2,000 level with many investors buying blue chip stocks in the last half hour of trading.
Turnover was a low 98.8 million euros.
The Publication, Textile and IT Solution sectors suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day (3.61 percent, 3.47 percent and 3.32 percent, respectively), while the Bank sector fell by 0.17 percent. The Investment sector was the only one to score gains (up 0.27 percent).
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks eased 0.52 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index dropped 1.58 percent and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index plunged 2.84 percent.
Broadly, decliners led advancers by 292 to 50 with another 22 issues unchanged.
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