Today's session on the Athens Stock Exchange was of a procedural nature, with investors making stabilizing moves on the verge of the 2024 expiry.

The Greek market managed to remain in the 1,450-1,460 range, presenting a visibly better picture than abroad, where the strong liquidations on Wall Street (almost 700 points drop for the Dow Jones) negatively impacted Europe.

Specifically, on the penultimate day of the year, the General Index recorded a subtle decline of 0.07% to 1,456.31 points, losing one point compared to Friday's close (1,457.04 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations was fixed at seven points (from 1,454.86 to 1,461.83 points), with a turnover of 81 million euros, of which 10.2 million euros related to Terna Energy, where Masdar's public offer is underway. In fact, the Arabs already control a stake of more than 85%.

Alpha's share stood out at +2.63% and "turned" above EUR 1.6 (EUR 1.6215). From there, Piraeus' share fell -0.78% and EUR 3.82, NBG's share narrowed to -0.71% and EUR 7.586, while Eurobank's share rose +0.22% and EUR 2.24.

In the high-cap index (-0.01% and 3,538 points), Hellaktor's share gained +1.8% and 2.20 euros, amid euphoria over the return of capital of 0.85 euros. Note that the call is scheduled for March 24. PPC shares closed up +1.9% and 12 euros, while Cenergy shares gained 1.5%. Viohalco and Optima followed at +0.9%. On the flip side, shares of Motor Oil and OTE slipped 1.3% and 1%, respectively. Sarantis lost 2.2%, with GEK Terna and Aegean following at -0.8%.

As for the mid-cap index (-0.61% and 2,323 points), Intralot shares retreated -1.9% and EUR 1.03, while shares of ADMIE, Kri Kri and Autohalls were down 1% to 2%. EXAE and Fourlis declined by 0.9%. Intrakat's share, at the same time, remained almost stable at 4.89 euros, while in January it will "run" the process of the 200 million euro AMK. In contrast, Lavipharm and Intracom shares rose by 2.9% and 1.2%, respectively. 

A special mention should be made of Europe Holdings, which now trades under the EVR code.