Equity prices were rising at the opening of trade on
Wednesday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 2.10 percent, standing at 1,624.24 points at 11:00 am, and turnover at 23.29 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving upward across the board, with the biggest gains in Banks, up 2.82 percent; Financial Services, up 2.72 percent; and Raw Materials, up 2.63 percent.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 2.29 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 1.81 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 1.98 percent.
Of the stocks traded, 69 were up, 10 were down, and 13 were unchanged.
