The Athens Stock Exchange continued to march on the ridge of 1,550 units, with investors engaging in selective positioning, absorbing the consolidation moves.
Specifically, in the third session of the week, the General Index rose imperceptibly by +0.03% to 1,546.03 points, gaining less than half a point compared to Tuesday's close (1,545.62 points).
The arc of daily fluctuations was fixed at nine points (from 1,544.53 to 1,553.86 points), with a turnover of 124.0 million euros, of which 6.3 million euros related to pre-agreed packages.
The banking index, "digesting" the big gains of 2025 (+10.5%), opted for consolidation at 9-year highs, ending at +0.05% and 1,422 points.
Alpha shares stood out at +1.40% and EUR 1.81 (5-year high), Eurobank shares were unchanged at EUR 2.43, National Bank shares traded -0.12% and EUR 8.39, while Piraeus shares declined -0.67% and EUR 4.45.
In the high-cap index (+0.05% and 3,778 points), Viohalco's shares expanded dynamically to +2.7% and 6.06 euros, the highest level since July 24. The sign also proved positive for OPAP (+0.7%). The PPC share, for its part, remained at its 15-year high of 13.1 euros. Helleniq Energy and Metlen rose by +0.8% and +0.5%, respectively. In contrast, Cenergy's shares retreated -1.9% and EUR 9.3, with Coca-Cola and Aegean shares down -0.7%.
As for the mid-cap index (-0.07% and 2,468 points), shares of ΕXAE gained +1.6% and returned near 5 euros for the first time since June 2024. Autohellas, Trade Estates, and Lavipharm closed at approximately +1.5%, while shares of AVAX experienced a 2% increase, narrowly missing an 11-year high of 2 euros. On the flip side, Aktor Group's shares folded -1.1% and EUR 5.19 in the wake of the completion of the EUR 200 million capital increase. Fourlis, Profile, ADMIE and Intracom lost around -1%.
A special mention should be made of Alter Ego, which continued in positive territory for the 3rd consecutive day, finishing +1.5% and EUR 4.59. For its part, the shares of Iatric Athens, after the Arabs' deal to acquire HHG (Metropolitan, YGEIA, Mitera, etc.), climbed +4.1% and 1.90 euros (12-month high). The shares of Bitros also rallied +9% after the court decision on the "haircut" of loans.
