Greek Market Declines Towards 1,500 Units
Athens Stocks decline on Monday, as the General Index moves towards 1,500 points on low turnover and amid declining trends of major European indices.
Sovereign debt speculation and the absence of catalysts put Greek banks under pressure, with the index recording early losses of 2.6%, while the vast majority of FTSE20 shares are in red. Only OPAP and Mytilineos rise, with profits of 0.41% and 0.18% respectively.
Pegasus Securities expects the market’s momentum to remain weak, “with concerns over Greece΄s ability to meet Troika Memorandum targets continuing to fuel domestic news content, privatizations being postponed and corporate figures remaining soft”.
Pegasus considers tomorrow’s auction of 6-month treasury bills to be a turning point for a partial conversion of market’s trend and stabilization of its course.
Kyprou Securities remains cautious as it expects some consolidation on the ASE.
Across the board, the General Index is at 1,499.99 units, down 2.03% on a turnover of just €22m. A total amount of 102 shares decline, 25 rise and 30 remain unchanged.
Banks are at 1,229.91, down 1.98%. ATEbank, Marfin Popular, Eurobank, Proton Bank and Alpha Bank record losses of more than 3%, while Piraeus Bank, Hellenic Postbank, Geniki Bank and National Bank decline by 2.88%, 2.40%, 2.39% and 2.24% respectively. Bank of Cyprus and Attica Bank post losses of more than 1%.
(capital.gr)
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