with the basic share price index up 0.16 percent, standing at 1,389.86 points at 11:30 am, and turnover at 13.457 million euros.
Individual sector indices were moving upward nearly across the board, with the biggest gains in Travel & Recreation, up 1.47 percent; Industrial Products, up 1.17 percent; and Commerce, up 1.15 percent.
The only losses were in Chemicals, down 0.13 percent.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.08 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.41 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 1.05 percent.
Of the stocks traded, 38 were up, 28 were down, and 17 were unchanged.