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A negative climate in other European stock markets combined with a decision to sell a 10 percent equity stake, owned by the Greek state, in National Bank of Greece undermined sentiment in the Athens Stock Exchange pushing share prices lower on Tuesday.
The general index ended 1.74 percent lower at 2,093.57 points with turnover a heavy 167.9 million euros.
All sector indices ended lower with the Publication (3.09 percent), IT Solution (2.95 percent) and Insurance (2.85 percent) sectors suffering the heaviest percentage losses of the day.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks dropped 2.09 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index eased 1.80 percent and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index ended 2.23 percent lower.
Broadly, decliners led advancers by 287 to 40 with another 30 issues unchanged.
The general index ended 1.74 percent lower at 2,093.57 points with turnover a heavy 167.9 million euros.
All sector indices ended lower with the Publication (3.09 percent), IT Solution (2.95 percent) and Insurance (2.85 percent) sectors suffering the heaviest percentage losses of the day.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks dropped 2.09 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index eased 1.80 percent and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index ended 2.23 percent lower.
Broadly, decliners led advancers by 287 to 40 with another 30 issues unchanged.