Stocks ended higher in the last trading session of the week, reflecting renewed optimism in markets over a swift solution to the debt problems facing regional European countries. The composite index rose 0.23 pct to end at 1,445.86 points, for a net gain of 3.96 pct in the week. Turnover, however, remained a low 95.131 million euros. MIG (3.03 pct), Alpha Bank (2.97 pct), Eurobank (2.43 pct) and Ellaktor (2.40 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Piraeus Bank (4.12 pct), OTE (2.86 pct) and Hellenic Petroleum (2.84 pct) were top losers.
The Personal Products (1.97 pct), Utilities (1.75 pct) and Financial Services (1.75 pct) scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Telecoms (2.86 pct) and Food/Beverage (1.50 pct) suffered losses.
Broadly, advancers led decliners by 100 to 52 with another 55 issues unchanged. Dionic (18.42 pct), Unibios (14.29 pct) and Edrasi (12.5 pct) were top gainers, while Elbisco (19.67 pct), Imperio (10.71 pct) and Logismos (9.52 pct) were top losers.
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