ASE opening: Small rise

 Equity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Tuesday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.12 percent, standing at 1,655.61 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 25.055 million euros.

    Individual sector indices were
moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains in Mass Media, up 2.52 percent; and Commerce, up 2.03 percent.

    The biggest losses were in Food & Beverage, down 1.51 percent; and Public Utilities, down 1.02 percent.

    The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.16 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 1.49 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 1.02 percent.

    Of the stocks traded, 58 were up, 19 were down, and 25 were unchanged.


SOURCE: ANA-MPA