The Athens Stock Exchange is looking for a reaction, as buyers are trying to regain the reins, putting a brake on the two-day downward streak, which was triggered after the climb to 1,500 points.

It is clear, however, that the market is still showing signs of volatility, as the recent peaks have triggered some sellers who are rushing to capture some of the gains.

More specifically, in today's session, the General Index is up slightly by 0.30% to 1,484.48 points, gaining about 4.5 points compared to Wednesday's close (1,480.09 points).

The arc of the daily fluctuations extends over five points (from 1,480.97 to 1,485.34 points), with the turnover of the transactions ranging at 5 million.

The banking index is almost unchanged at +0.25% and 1,319 points, putting a brake on the two-day correction from recent multi-year highs.

Eurobank shares are up +0.81% and 2.12 euros, Piraeus shares are up +0.45% and 3.809 euros, National Bank shares are trading +0.19% and 8.376 euros, while Alpha Bank shares are up +0.17% and 1.735 euros.

In the high-cap index (+0.28% and 3,600 points), OPAP's share expands by 1.1% and recovers 15 euros. Ellaktor and Autohellas also show gains of more than 1%, while Helleniq Energy, Lamda, Titan and PPC are up close to +1%. On the other hand, Elvalhalcor's share plummets by 3.6% and loses 2 euros, as the quarterly figures did not impress.

As for the mid-cap index (+0.22% and 2,387 points), Intracom Holdings' shares are trying to stand out at +0.8% and 3.7 euros. At the same time, the shares of Lavipharm, EXAE and Dimand are gaining more than 0.5%. On the flip side, Intrakat and Kri - Kri fold by 0.5%.