ASE opening: Decline

Equity prices were declining at the opening of

trade on Thursday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index down 0.51 percent, standing at 1,619.83 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 19.214 million euros.

    Individual sector indices were moving mostly downward, with the biggest losses in Health, down 1.38 percent; and Banks, down 1.27 percent.

    The biggest gains were in Insurance, up 4.81 percent; and Travel & Recreation, up 1.47 percent.

    The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.00 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 0.85 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 0.24 percent.

    Of the stocks traded, 30 were up, 41 were down, and 10 were unchanged.

   

source: ANA-MPA