The critical supports of 1,400 points on the Athens Stock Exchange remain at risk, as buyers do not appear willing to convincingly reverse the negative picture of the last few days.

Moreover, it is clear that the Greek market, despite the current marginal lead of the buyers, is finding it difficult to "get a strong... reaction," prolonging the peculiar hostage regime of the last several weeks.

This is despite the attractive valuations of the "heavyweights," which are preparing to report another quarter of strong profitability and improved financials.

Specifically, in the 4th session of the week, the General Index is up a subtle 0.10% to 1,408.59 points, gaining just 1.5 points compared to Wednesday's close (1,407.14 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations extends over four points (from 1,406.09 to 1,410.15 points), with the turnover of transactions ranging at 6.3 million euros in the first 20 minutes.