Thursday, February 3, 2011

ASE opening: Rise

    Equity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Thursday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.60 percent, standing at 1,674.04 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 21.712 million euros.

    Individual sector indices were mixed, with the biggest gains in Telecoms, up 2.27 percent; and Commerce, up 1.55 percent.

    The biggest losses were in
Mass Media, down 3.73 ppercent; and Food & Beverage, down 1.17 percent.

    The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.86 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 0.43 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.89 percent.

    Of the stocks traded, 42 were up, 44 were down, and 23 were unchanged.

   

    Equity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Thursday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.60 percent at 1,674.04 points.