Stocks end 2.0 pct down

Greek stocks suffered heavy losses in the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, ending a three-day rally in the market. The composite index fell 2.0 pct to end at 1,510.16 points, with turnover a low 98.309 million euros.

The Big Cap index fell 2.78 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.11 pct lower and the Small Cap index eased 0.41 pct.

Coca-Cola Hellenic was the only blue chip share to end higher, while OPAP (4.83 pct), ATEbank (4.76 pct), Piraeus Bank (4.23 pct) and National Bank (3.73 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses.

The Health (7.47 pct) and Food (1.02 pct) sectors scored gains, while Media (4.51 pct), Travel (4.25 pct) and Banks (3.40 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 95 to 62 with another 42 issues unchanged. Euroline (17.81 pct), Altec (16.67 pct), Paperpack (13.11 pct) were top gainers, while Alsinco (19.4 pct), Druckfarben (16.07 pct) and Tegopoulos (9.09 pct) were top losers.

 

Sector indices ended as follows:
Insurance:	-1.51%
Industrials:	-0.46%
Commercial:	+0.34%
Construction:	-0.88%
Media:	-4.51%
Oil & Gas:	-1.78%
Personal & Household:	+0.03%
Raw Materials:	-2.13%
Travel & Leisure:	-4.25%
Technology:	-1.22%
Telecoms:	-2.60%
Banks:	-3.40%
Food & Beverages:	+1.02%
Health:	+7.47%
Utilities:	-2.00%
Chemicals:	-0.63%
Financial Services:	-2.89%

 

The stocks with the highest turnover were National Bank, OPAP, Alpha Bank and OTE.

 

Selected shares from the FTSE/ASE-20 index closed in euros as follows:
Alpha Bank:	4.52
ATEbank:	0.80
Public Power Corp (PPC):	12.22
HBC Coca Cola:	19.70
Hellenic Petroleum:	5.49
National Bank of Greece:	7.49
EFG Eurobank Ergasias:	4.37
OPAP:	12.61
OTE:	6.00
Bank of Piraeus:	3.17
Titan:	15.50