The Greek stock market returned to positive territory after two sessions of losses, with buyers gradually turning up the heat after the addition of the Greek Stock Exchange to the watch list for a possible upgrade to mature markets by the FTSE Russell.

Specifically, in Wednesday's (9/10) session, the General Index gained +0.09% to 1,428.59 points, with a daily high of 1,430.77 points and a daily low of 1,420.28 points.  Today's session for banks is progressing with a loss of -0.18%, with the sector index trading at 1,214.75 points. 

The FTSE 25 (high cap) is up +0.45% at 3,463.30 points and the Mid Cap (mid cap) is up +0.31% at 2,300.71 points.

The market capitalisation amounts to EUR 99,342 billion. Positive signs for 58 securities, negative signs for 37, while 13 stocks remain unchanged.

Alpha Bank suffers the greatest loss among the systemic banks, losing -0.77% to EUR 1.49, followed by ΝΒG (-0.69% to EUR 7.532) and Piraeus (-0.05% to EUR 3.72). On the contrary, Eurobank recovers, with a gain of +0.81% to EUR 1.986.

In high capitalization, Jumbo "climbs" by 2.3%, and Viohalco follows at +2.2%. GEK TERNA, Aegean, Coca-Cola and PPC are up at least +1%. On the flip side, Motor Oil and automobiles post strong losses.

In the mid-cap sector, Kri Kri, AVAX, EXAE, Lavipharm, and Intracom Holdings stand out due to their gains. A new strong fall for Attica Bank, down 12.5% to EUR 1.5.