Greek stocks hit 2,200-point level on Wednesday
Greek stocks hit 2,200-point level on Wednesday
3/12/2003 16:53
Greek stocks rose on Wednesday pushing the general index temporarily above the 2,200-point level in the Athens Stock Exchange.

The index finally ended at 2,197.74 points, up 0.79 percent with turnover a heavy 251.1 million euros.

The Publication and Construction sectors were the only ones to suffer losses (0.79 percent and 0.09 percent, respectively), while the Insurance (2.29 percent), Food-Beverage (2.13 percent) and Telecommunications (1.53 percent) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains.

Telecommunications stocks were at the focus of buying activity and the biggest movers of the day, with trading in Hellenic Telecoms, Panafon and Cosmote accounting for more than 50 percent of the day's turnover.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks rose 0.99 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index ended 0.62 percent higher and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index jumped 1.29 percent.
Broadly, advancers led decliners by 202 to 97 with another 60 issues unchanged.


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