The Athens Stock Exchange is moving steadily upwards today (12/9), with buyers returning to the forefront, after an absence of four days.

The "green" sign in Europe, as a result of expectations for a rate cut by the ECB, acts as a balm for the Greek market, which at the same time continues to see listed companies show strong gains.

On the other hand, however, the catalyst that will break the narrow 1,400-1,450 range, which has been plaguing Athens for several weeks, is still missing, preventing a possible convergence with the 1,502 highs.

Specifically, in the 4th session of the week, the General Index is up slightly by 0.29% to 1,417.40 points, gaining about four points compared to Wednesday's close (1,413.54 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations extends to eight points (from 1,417.40 to 1,425.17 points), with the turnover of transactions ranging at 38 million euros, of which 7.4 million euros are pre-agreed packages.

The banking index, leaving behind the liquidations of the previous four days, is trying to recover to +0.50% and 1,226 points, waiting for the decisions on the latest placement of the HFSF.

Piraeus shares expand +1.29% and 3.918 euros, Alpha shares follow at +0.90% and 1.514 euros, Eurobank shares trade +0.15% and 1.963 euros, while NBG shares are almost unchanged at 7.47 euros.