ASE opening: Small rise

    Equity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Friday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.18 percent, standing at 1,549.75 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 27.738 million euros.

    Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains in
Health, up 3.81 percent; and Financial Services, up 1.88 percent.

    The biggest losses were in Food & Beverage, down 1.67 percent; and Chemicals, down 1.39 percent.

    The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.31 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.66 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.13 percent.

    Of the stocks traded, 49 were up, 21 were down, and 28 were unchanged.






SOURCE: ANA-MPA