Telecoms, small-caps lead ASE higher on Tuesday
Telecoms, small-caps lead ASE higher on Tuesday
2/12/2003 17:01
Greek stocks resumed their upward trend on Tuesday, after Monday's short-lived correction, in the Athens Stock Exchange with buying interest focusing on smaller capitalisation and telecommunication stocks.

The general index rose 0.77 percent to end at 2,180.61 points, with turnover a strong 180.7 million euros.

The Telecommunications, Textile and Holding sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day 1.86 percent, 1.62 percent and 1.37 percent, respectively), while the Food-Beverage and Publication sectors suffered the heaviest percentage losses (0.51 percent and 0.39 percent, respectively).

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks rose 0.69 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index ended 0.38 percent higher and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index jumped 1.03 percent.

Broadly, advancers led decliners by 195 to 101 with another 58 issues unchanged.


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