The Athens Stock Exchange shows losses in the last session of the week, with investors continuing to absorb the gains, which has led to the 1,470 points area.

Concerns about the course of US interest rates, at the same time, come to "spoil" the previously "carefree" climate abroad and this, understandably, intensifies the imported pressures.

On the other hand, however, the ongoing profit taking is fully justified by this year's returns, with the market showing an average change of over 14% - without any corrective movement in between.

More specifically, in today's session, the General Index is showing a controlled decline of 0.57% to 1,473.22 points, losing 8.5 points compared to Thursday's close (1,481.65 points).

The arc of the daily fluctuations extends over two points (from 1,472.45 to 1,474.34 points), with the turnover of transactions ranging at 5 million euros.

On the board, now, banks are suffering the strongest turbulence, with Piraeus, Alpha and Eurobank losing 1%.

In the large-cap index (-0.59% and 3,568 points), Motor Oil shares are correcting from historical highs as they shrink to -1% and 28.3 euros. Viohalco - Cenergy shares also show losses of 1.5%, while Aegean shares fall by 1% following the first quarter results. Mytilineos' shares fall below 37 euros, down 0.7%.

As for the mid-cap index (-0.45% and 2,369 points), Profile's shares stand out negatively at -1.7% and 5.1 euros, with shares of Ideal, Intrakat, Lavipharm and ADMIE following more than -1%. Thrace Plastics shares are also down 1%.