Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains in Financial Services, up 1.82 percent; Travel & Recreation, up 1.74 percent, and Banks, up 1.35 percent.
The biggest losses were in Commerce, down 0.98 percent, and Mass Media, down 0.55 percent.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 1.23 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.45 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 1.47 percent.
Of the stocks traded, 59 were up, 16 were down, and 25 were unchanged.
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