Greek stocks end slightly lower
The composite index of the market fell 0.12 pct to end at 658.11 points, after rising as much as 0.90 pct early in the day. The Large Cap index rose 0.07 pct and the Mid Cap index ended 0.30 pct down. Turnover was a thin 24.445 million euros in volume of 88,719,534.
National Bank (10.36 pct), Eurobank (4.76 pct) and Grivalia Properties (1.74 pct) scored the biggest percentage gains of the day among blue chip stocks, while Piraeus Bank (10.71 pct), Alpha Bank (6.25 pct) and Ellaktor (3.95 pct) suffered heavy losses.
Among market sectors, Banks (2.70 pct), Raw Materials (1.62 pct) and Real Estate (1.12 pct) scored big gains, while Chemicals (2.18 pct), Commerce (1.75 pct) and Financial Services (1.10 pct) suffered losses.
Broadly, decliners led advancers by 55 to 39 with another 21 issues unchanged. Ionian Hotels (19.64 pct), Dionic (15 pct) and Douros (12.36 pct) were top gainers, while Kathimerini (19.79 pct), Audiovisual (18.84 pct) and Teletypos (18.33 pct) were top losers.