The Athens Stock Exchange is heading above 1,420 points today (11/11), with buyers receiving a boost from the euphoria abroad while focusing on corporate figures.
Somehow, the Greek market continues the upward trend of the last few days (+3% in November), with successive Wall Street records and strong 9-month bank earnings being the main pillars.
However, Athens is still not presenting an entirely convincing "picture," while buyers are not declaring themselves "warm" to all Greek stocks, focusing their preference on just a few blue chips.
Specifically, in the first session of the new week, the General Index is up slightly by 0.82% to 1,424.71 points, gaining almost 11.5 points compared to Friday's close (1,413.13 points).
The arc of daily fluctuations extends 10 points (from 1,415.42 to 1,425.22 points), with a turnover of 58 million euros, of which 19 million euros are pre-agreed packages.
Alpha Bank's shares, boosted by the strong 9-month performance, soar +3.60% and €1.556; Piraeus' shares expand +0.89% and €3.844; Eurobank's shares are almost unchanged at €2.046; and National Bank's shares are limited to -0.11% and €7.508.
In the high-cap index (+0.88% and 3,468 points), the shares of Cenergy and Viohalco climb more than +2% to reach 8.8 and 5.3 euros, respectively. Coca-Cola shares, meanwhile, recover 34 euros (4.5-year high), gaining more than +1.7%. Metlen, Aegean, AIA, ELVALHALKOR and Motor Oil follow by more than +1%, while OTE and OPAP react up to +1% to last week's downward movement, returning to 15.0 and 15.2 euros, respectively. On the flip side, Sarantis shares retreat to -1.44% and 10.9 euros.
As for the mid-cap index (+0.84% and 2,275 points), the shares of Intracom and Intralot, after the recent plunge, are dynamically gaining +2.6% and +1.5%, respectively. Thrace Plastics, ADMIE, ABAX, Trade Estates, Quest and Profile are up more than +1%, while Lavipharm shares climb to +3.5% and 0.76 euros. Optima Bank's shares are up +0.5% and approach EUR 13, thanks to a new 9-month profitability record. Conversely, shares of EYATH and Intrakat are down to 1.5%.
