{"id":13884,"date":"2026-03-31T00:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/athex-no-pretext-found-for-a-rebound\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:26:30","slug":"athex-no-pretext-found-for-a-rebound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/athex-no-pretext-found-for-a-rebound\/","title":{"rendered":"ATHEX: No pretext found for a rebound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1299647\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ATHEX_stocks_building_INTIME-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ATHEX_stocks_building_INTIME.jpg\" alt=\"ATHEX: No pretext found for a rebound\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ATHEX_stocks_building_INTIME.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The benchmark of the Greek stock market narrowly managed to stay above the psychologically important 2,000-point level, but on Monday it dropped to its lowest point since the first week of November 2025. Uncertainty drives a trader\u2019s cautious approach, with turnover also in decline. The market fears a further expansion of the war in the Middle East, and although it seeks the pretext for a rebound in the various statements from either side of the conflict, the outlook remains grim.<\/p>\n<p>The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 2,006.93 points, shedding 0.86% from Friday\u2019s 2,024.37 points. The large-cap FTSE-25 index contracted 0.92%, ending at 5,080.85 points,<\/p>\n<p>The banks index declined 0.92%, as Alpha gave up 2.81%, Piraeus eased 2.18%, Optima lost 0.48% and National slipped 0.39%, while Bank of Cyprus advanced 0.25% and Eurobank obtained 0.16%.<\/p>\n<p>In total 45 stocks boasted gains, 63 posted losses and 14 remained unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Turnover amounted to \u20ac259.1 million, down from last Friday\u2019s \u20ac277 million.<\/p>\n<p>In Nicosia, the general index of the Cyprus Stock Exchange decreased 0.79% to close at 254.91 points.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1299647\/athex-no-pretext-found-for-a-rebound\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The benchmark of the Greek stock market narrowly managed to stay above the psychologically important 2,000-point level, but on Monday it dropped to its lowest point since the first week of November 2025. Uncertainty drives a trader\u2019s cautious approach, with turnover also in decline. 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