The Athens Stock Exchange remains in positive territory today (16/1), with buyers maintaining the “reins” for the third consecutive day.

Somehow, the Greek market, boosted by the significantly improved sentiment abroad, is heading towards the 1,510 resistance level, which is the highest level since April 2011.

Specifically, in the fourth session of the week, the General Index increased slightly by +0.30% to 1,507.71 points, gaining 5.6 points compared to Wednesday's close (1,503.18 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations extends over three points (from 1,506.72 to 1,509.62 points), with a trading turnover of 5.5 million in the first 10 minutes.

The banking index, which is the big “protagonist” of January, continues to accumulate at 9-year highs, with the result that it stands at +0.35% and 1,369 points.

Eurobank shares are up +1.01% and 2.361 euros, NBG shares follow at +0.52% and 8.17 euros, Alpha shares are trading +0.29% and 1.735 euros, while Piraeus shares are almost unchanged at 4.202 euros.

In the high-cap index (+0.30% and 3,667 points), Metlen's share increases by +0.9%, after the announcement of the mega investment in Boeotia. The PPC share is also up +1%, approaching multi-year highs of EUR 12.7. Beyond that, shares of Coca - Cola, Hellaktor and OPAP follow up to +0.8%, while Titan Cement's shares continue to set historical records (+0.5%, at 42.3 euros). On the opposite side, shares of Jumbo, Aegean, AIA and Optima lose 0.5% each.

As for the mid-cap index (+0.49% and 2,434 points), PPA shares stand out at +2.9% and return above 30 euros. Profile and AVAX gain at least +1%, with shares of Intrakat, Lavipharm and Intracom up 0.7%. Special mention should be made of PPA, whose shares continue to climb towards 28.5 euros, leaving the 27 euros of the public offer by Leonidsport noticeably behind.