Wednesday’s mixed session at the Greek bourse had mid-caps keeping the benchmark in the black, just as banks and the blue-chip index closed the day in the red. Traders continue to appear reserved, with highly targeted moves, both in sales and in purchases.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 2,267.45 points, adding 0.05% to Tuesday’s 2,266.42 points. The large-cap FTSE-25 index contracted 0.03%, ending at 5,751.37 points, though mid-caps expanded 1.34%.
The banks index declined 0.95%, with Eurobank falling 2.53%, National easing 1.37%, Piraeus giving up 0.28% and Bank of Cyprus shedding 0.21%, while Optima rose 2.01% and Alpha rose 0.03%.
The reshuffle of the MSCI indexes had GEK Terna upgrading from the MSCI Small Cap index to the MSCI Greece Standard Index, and lost 1.59% on Wednesday. On the other hand, Metlen outperformed, rising 5.62%.
In total 69 stocks obtained gains, 44 showed losses and 12 remained unchanged.
Turnover amounted to €254.4 million, down from Tuesday’s €286.9 million.
In Nicosia, the general index of the Cyprus Stock Exchange decreased 0.19% to 291.04 points.