ATHEX: Stock index recovers after Monday’s fall
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Stocks at the Greek stock market bounced back on Tuesday after Monday’s decline, with the benchmark covering all its losses from the day before and gaining a little more ground. The quasi-universal growth trend in stock prices pointed to a healthy recovery after two weeks of uncertainty, while banks reacted to consecutive days of losses with a rise of almost 2% for their index.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 867.80 points, adding 0.98% to Monday’s 859.38 points. The large-cap FTSE-25 index expanded 1.20%, ending at 2,083.87 points.
The banks index earned 1.97%, as Alpha grabbed 3.24%, National improved 2.13%, Eurobank collected 1.34% and Piraeus edged up 0.41%. Quest Holdings jumped 6.24%, Titan Cement climbed 4.17%, Lamda Development grew 2.98% and ADMIE Holdings augmented 2.80%, while OTE telecom declined 2.19%.
In total 78 stocks posted gains, 25 endured losses and 14 remained unchanged.
Turnover amounted to 89.8 million euros, up from Monday’s €83.7 million.
In Nicosia, the general index of the Cyprus Stock Exchange decreased 0.77% to close at 67.03 points.