Greek stocks rally for third successive session‏

Gazzetta team 22 Οκτωβρίου 2015 - 18:32

Greek stocks extended their rally for the third successive session in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, pushing the composite index of the market above the 700-point level. Buying activity again focused on bank shares. The composite index rose 1.62 pct to end at 710.22 points, off the day’s highs of 715.88 points. The Bank index is up 40.88 pct in the last six sessions. The Large Cap index ended 1.89 pct higher and the Mid Cap index rose 0.57 pct. Turnover was an improved 52.524 million euros with volume of 231,370,255.

Eurobank (17.24 pct), Piraeus Bank (9.78 pct), Ellaktor (4.97 pct) and National Bank (4.79 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Lamda Development (2.38 pct), Titan (2.31 pct) and OPAP (1.70 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day.

Among market sectors, Banks (5.99 pct), Commerce (4.10 pct) and Raw Materials (3.85 pct) scored big gains, while Technology (1.23 pct), Travel (1.07 pct) and Real Estate (0.76 pct) suffered losses.

Broadly, advancers led decliners by 69 to 36 with another 14 issues unchanged. Attica Bank (28 pct), Kathimerini (19.49 pct) and Vioter (19.47 pct) were top gainers, while Akritas (18.89 pct), AEGEK (18.87 pct) and Medicon (18.37 pct) were top losers.