Monday, January 31, 2011

ASE opening: Decline

    Equity prices were declining at the opening of trade on Monday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), influenced by jittery markets due to the unrest in Egypt, with the basic share price index down 1.13 percent, standing at 1,573.29 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 15.502 million euros.

    Individual sector induces were moving mostly downward, with the biggest gains in Insurance, up 1.48 percent; and Chemicals, up 1.27 percent.

    The biggest losses were in Health, down 3.22 percent; and Construction, down 2.18 percent.

    The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.32 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 1.04 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 1.37 percent.

    Of the stocks traded, 16 were up, 61 were down, and 16 were unchanged.


SOURCE: ANA-MPA