The Athens Stock Exchange is trying to take advantage of the positive climate abroad and continue its upward "counterattack" since the morning.
The General Index, having completed three consecutive bullish sessions, is showing signs of fatigue, with many investors rushing to digest the gains (+2.6% in the week).
Specifically, in the 4th session of the week, the General Index recorded a slight increase of 0.24% and stood at 1,465.60 points, gaining 3.5 points compared to Wednesday's close (1,462.06 points).
The arc of the daily fluctuations extends over three points (from 1,462.37 to 1,465.60 points), with the turnover of the transactions ranging at 4 million euros in the first 10 minutes.
The banking index is attempting to continue the upward movement, further trimming the distance from this year's peaks of 1,354 points. The result is, at the moment, that it is currently at +0.27% and 1,283 points.
As mentioned above, the share of NBG, retreats slightly to -0.23% and 7.842 euros, the share of Eurobank widens to +0.77% and 2.094 euros, the share of Piraeus trades at +0.56% and 3.942 euros, while the share of Alpha follows at +0.28% and 1.6245 euros.
In the high-cap index (+0.19% and 3,569 points), Titan Cement's shares continue to climb into uncharted territory, gaining +1% and 34.4 euros. Aegean's shares also show a gain of 1.4%, which, of course, remains below 11 euros. At the same time, ELVALHALKOR's share is trying to approach 2 euros (+0.9%), with Motor Oil's share recovering +0.7% and 21.3 euros. EYDAP and Jumbo, which reported improved first-half profitability, see shares up slightly by up to 0.4%. In contrast, shares of Autohellas and Cenergy retreat by 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively.
As for the mid-cap index (+0.05% and 2,349 points), ADMIE shares stand out again today, as they are up +1.7% and €2.39, setting an immediate target to break through the €2.4 resistance. AVAX shares also return to 1.5%, expanding by almost +1.5%. On the flip side, Optima Bank's shares retract by 1.1%. Special mention should be made of TPA, which reacts +1.9% and 21.3 euros, after satisfactory half-year figures.