The Athens Stock Exchange maintains its momentum, laying the groundwork for the 4th consecutive upward session as it approaches the critical resistance of 1,450 units.

Despite initial hesitation in the morning, the Greek market appears to have shifted its direction. In fact, unlike the previous days, buying orders seem to be spreading to non-bank blue chips as well, which provides additional "fuel" to the General Index.

Of course, despite the ongoing political unrest in Paris, the positive sentiment that permeates Europe continues to support all of this, with the German DAX riding at all-time highs and the French CAC at three-week highs.

Specifically, in the 4th session of the week, the General Index is up a remarkable 0.86% to 1,448.92 points, gaining 12 points from Wednesday's close (1,436.79 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations extends 11 points (from 1,439.48 to 1,450.25 points), with a turnover of 80 million euros, of which 21.6 million euros are pre-agreed packages.

On the board, now, NBG is expanding by 2%, continuing the upward movement of the week, while Piraeus and Alpha follow at around +1.5%. At the same time, Attica Bank is making a new rally to +10%, with Metlen recovering to +2.7%, breaking away from recent lows.