Shares for the Athens International Airport (AIA) on the Athens Stock Exchange for the first time were hot items, trading at 9.4 euros ($10.11) with the state selling off a 30 percent share, drawing keen investor interest.
The trading of the 300 million AIA shares started at the initial offering price of 8.20 euros ($8.82) per share, and the news of the sell-off got attention from a number of foreign companies.
Source: The National Herald