The Athens Stock Exchange, which is trying to leave behind the "red" October and approach again the moving average of the last 200 days (1,396 points).

The Greek market is receiving support mainly from Piraeus' economic figures but also from the "green" sign abroad, where the focus is on the US labour market data and the upcoming presidential elections next Tuesday.

In this way, Athens is trying to somewhat amuse the impressions from the heavy losses of the previous month (-4.8%), which have "clipped" this year's performance significantly (only +7%) and have exacerbated the short-medium term uncertainty.

Specifically, in the last session of the week, the General Index is up slightly by 0.72% to 1,392.69 points, gaining 10 points compared to Thursday's close (1,382.68 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations extends to 13 points (from 1,383.89 to 1,396.00 points), with a turnover of 35 million euros, of which 14.9 million euros are pre-agreed packages.

The banking sector, down 8.3% in October, is trying to find its upward pace again, and as a result is at +1.79% and 1,167 points, "breaking away" from 9-month lows.

Piraeus shares expand to +2.24% and 3.515 euros, Alpha shares follow at +2.21% and 1.41 euros, ΝΒG shares trade at +2.06% and 7.328 euros, while Eurobank shares rise to +1.35% and 1.9155 euros.

In the high-cap index (+1.01% and 3,364 points), OTE's shares, which were under significant pressure yesterday, are up +2% and 15.4 euros, with Cenergy's shares climbing +2.5% and 8.9 euros, bridging the gap from 9 euros. Viohalco's shares, after a seven-day downward streak, react at +2.5% and 5.2 euros, while Coca-Cola's shares gain around 2%. On the flip side, Autohellas shares lose 1.4% and AIA shares correct by 1.4%, absorbing the recent rise.

As for the mid-cap index (+0.36% and 3,824 points), PPA shares stand out at +1.6% and EUR 28.1, approaching multi-year highs of EUR 28.8, thanks to strong Q3 figures. Lavipharm, EYATH and Techniki Olympiaki rise by 2%, with the shares of HKE following at +1% and 4.27 euros; Quest and Fourlis rise around +1%. In contrast, shares of Intrakat and Thrace Plastics retreat by 1.7% and 1.1%, respectively.