For the 4th consecutive day, the downward movement on the Athens Stock Exchange continues, with sellers maintaining the "reins" and bringing to the fore the basic supports of 1,400 units.

At the same time, the placement of NBG is also in the spotlight, with the sale of 10% of the HFSF shares at a price of 7.55 euros, i.e. significantly below the initial ceiling of 7.95 euros.

Specifically, in the fourth session of the week, the General Index declined slightly by 0.32% to 1,424.26 points, losing 4.5 points compared to Wednesday's close (1,428.81 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations extends over three points (from 1,422.75 to 1,425.55 points), with the turnover of trading exceeding 20 million euros in the first 10 minutes.

NBG share slides to -1.5% and EUR 1.53, Eurobank's share is limited to -1.01% and EUR 1.955, Alpha's share trades at -0.20% and EUR 1.487, while Piraeus' share is almost unchanged at EUR 3.71.

In the high-cap index (-0.38% and 3,444 points), Jumbo's shares retreat -0.8% and 25.5 euros, with Titan Cement, PPC and OTE losing around 0.5%. At the same time, EYDAP's shares are limited to -0.7% and EUR 5.6. On the flip side, shares of OPAP, Aegean, ELVALHALKOR and Hellaktor gain 0.7%, while shares of Autohellas and Sarantis follow at +0.5%.

As for the mid-cap index (-0.44% and 2,293 points), Intracom Holdings' shares continue to fall -1.4% and 2.99 euros, while Optima - Techniki Olympikios shares also show losses of more than 1%. The share of Fourlis shrinks by 0.7%. On the contrary, the share of AVAX puts a brake on the recent losses and returns to the 1.5 euro area. Kri Kri and Ideal rise marginally by 0.3%.