The Athens Stock Exchange is showing signs of reaction today (2/12), as buyers are trying to bring the General Index back above 1,400 points.

Attention is focused on London, where the regular Morgan Stanley - EXAE conference is being held, with the main issue being the scenario of the extraordinary tax on banks. Investors are hoping that the Prime Minister will shut down any discussion on the subject, categorically denying the rumours.

At the same time, of course, the political uncertainty in France continues to affect sentiment abroad, given that it is the Eurozone's No. 2 economy. This understandably causes irritation, as evidenced last week.

Specifically, in the first session of December, the General Index is up a remarkable 0.94% to 1,406.64 points, gaining almost 13.5 points compared to Friday's close (1,393.49 points).

The arc of the daily fluctuations extends over nine points (from 1,399.30 to 1,408.37 points), with the turnover of the transactions ranging at 4 million in the first 15 minutes.