The Athens Stock Exchange shows a controlled decline today (2/7), with sellers regaining the "reins" of the market, which in any case remains firmly above the critical supports of 1,400 units.

Domestically, attention is gradually turning to the financials for the second quarter, but also to the next dividend payouts, which will fill investors' pockets.

Against this backdrop, the General Index is down slightly by 0.36% to 1,415.77 points, losing five points compared to Monday's close (1,420.83 points).

The arc of the daily fluctuations extends five points (from 1,413.95 to 1,418.17 points), with the turnover of the transactions ranging at 5 million in the first 15 minutes.

On the board, banks are now retreating towards slightly lower levels, with Coca-CCola and Viohalco losing at least 1%. On the other hand, Helleniq Energy is expanding by more than 1.5% and re-approaching EUR 8.

The banking index, after yesterday's strong rally, retraced -0.97% to 1,243 points, with the distance from the year's highs at -7.5%.

Eurobank shares retreat -1.14% and 2.073 euros; Alpha Bank shares are down -0.82% and 1.578 euros; National Bank shares are down -0.70% and 7.888 euros; and Piraeus shares are unchanged at 3.59 euros.

In the high-cap index (-0.49% and 3,441 points), Coca-CCola's shares retreat to -1.5% and 31.4 euros, with Viohalco's shares also losing 1.5% and folding to 5.8 euros. At the same time, shares of Jumbo, Lamda, ElvalHalcor, and EYDAP are down close to 1%. On the other hand, Helleniq Energy's shares are up 1.5% and approach EUR 8.

As for the mid-cap index (+0.13% and 2,266 points), Profile's shares stand out negatively at -1% and 4.5 euros, with Ideal's and ΕXAE's shares losing 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively. In contrast, Intrakat's shares expand by 0.6% and head towards 5.1 euros. It should be noted that Intracom's share is currently trading without the right to a capital return of EUR 0.07.