July started with a statement-session by Greek stocks that overcame the reserved attitude of traders in most other eurozone bourses and enjoyed notable gains, on increased turnover, too. A number of share packages that changed hands on improved prices and the positive course of the banks index contributed in the benchmark adding more than 20 points on Wednesday to get once again within striking distance from the landmark of 2,500 points.
The Euronext Athens (ATHEX) general index closed at 2,481.33 points, adding 0.88% to Tuesday’s 2,459.77 points. The large-cap FTSE-25 index expanded 0.89%, ending at 6,288.86 points.
The banks index advanced 1.37%, as CrediaBank surged 3.66%, National earned 1.92%, Piraeus collected 1.67%, Eurobank climbed 1.61%, Bank of Cyprus rose 0.37% and Alpha augmented 0.30%. Motor Oil jumped 4.12%, while OTE telecom dropped 3.35%.
In total, 57 stocks obtained gains, 53 showed losses and 15 remained unchanged.
Turnover amounted to €334.7 million, up from Tuesday’s €290.9 million.
