Greek stocks move cautiously higher on Monday
Greek stocks move cautiously higher on Monday
13/10/2003 17:05
Greek stocks ended a dull session slightly higher in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, with investors hesitant at the start of a new week and with no new incentives or directions available in the market.
The general index rose 0.19 percent to end at 2,112.57 points, off the day's highs of 2,125.51 points. Turnover was an improved 177.5 million euros of which 88 million euros accounted for the transfer of a block of Piraeus Bank's shares to institutional investors as part of a deal to sell an 8.0 percent of its equity stake.
The Base Metals and Telecommunication sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day (1.24 percent and 0.88 percent, respectively), while the Textile and Construction sectors suffered the heaviest percentage losses (1.29 percent and 1.06 percent, respectively).
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks rose 0.22 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index eased 0.20 percent and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index fell 0.87 percent.
Broadly, decliners led advancers by 203 to 94 with another 62 issues unchanged.

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