Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains Insurance, up 3.12 percent, and Telecoms, up 1.54 percent.
The biggest losses were in Oil & Gas, down 1.26 percent, and Health, down 0.72 percent.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.99 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.49 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.41 percent.
Of the stocks traded, 28 were up, 27 were down, and 19 were unchanged.
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