The rising sequence in the Greek bourse appears to have reached its end after Wednesday’s ascent. Buyers have outshone sellers for five sessions in a row, though this time it was with smaller daily gains for the benchmark, relatively small daily turnover and more losers than winners among stocks. The main index climbed to a nearly 200-month high, but some profit taking appears to be on its way now.
The Euronext Athens (ATHEX) general index closed at 2,484.69 points, adding 0.38% to Tuesday’s 2,475.32 points. The large-cap FTSE-25 index expanded 0.32%, ending at 6,322.18 points.
The banks index improved 0.43%, as Eurobank advanced 2.80% and National obtained 0.42%, while Alpha parted with 0.66%, Piraeus dropped 0.70% and Optima gave up 1.71%. Helleniq Energy surged 5.20% and GEK Terna grabbed 3.27%, whereas Cenergy Holdings lost 2.93%.
In total, 51 stocks reported gains, 59 showed losses and 16 remained unchanged.
Turnover amounted to €302.8 million, down from Tuesday’s €346.6 million.
