ECONOMY

Benchmark inches closer to 900 points 

Benchmark inches closer to 900 points 

Greek stocks followed other European markets Thursday, closing slightly higher. The ATHEX general index closed at 897.63 points, up 0.36%.

Turnover was €50.33 million on 23,924,828 shares traded. Blue chips gained 0.47%, while mid-caps slid 0.11%.

The best blue chip performers were Terna Energy (2.78%), Alpha Bank (2.54%), metals group Viohalco (1.59%), construction firm GEK Terna (1.44%) and National Bank (1.20%).

On the opposite end, the biggest losses were sustained by power company PPC (-2.76%), construction group Ellaktor (-2.06%), energy and industry conglomerate Mytilineos and cosmetics firm Sarantis (-1.31%).

Of the 113 traded stocks, 51 ended with gains, 39 with losses and 23 unchanged.

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