The Athens Stock Exchange retracts below 1,450 points, as the fallout from last night's Wall Street sell off affects all of Europe today, which loses at least 1%.

Specifically, in the 4th session of the week, the General Index recorded a remarkable decline of 0.95% and stood at 1,441.81 points, losing about 14 points compared to Wednesday's close (1,455.67 points).

The arc of the daily fluctuations extends over two points (from 1,440.24 to 1,442.78 points), with the turnover of the trading volume hovering around 4 million euros in the first 10 minutes. 

The banking index is under the highest pressure, with the result that it is at -1.69% and 1,264 points, slightly moving away from the target of 1,300 points and the "tops" of 1,348 points.

NBG's shares retreat to -1.95% and 7.56 euros, Alpha's shares follow at -1.73% and 1.5665 euros, Piraeus' shares trade at -1.69% and 3.841 euros, while Eurobank's shares fall to -1.54% and 2.177 euros.