A 180-degree turn has taken place on ATHEX, with sellers taking control of the transactions shortly after the General Index crossed the 1,640 points mark. Specifically, the General Index reached up to 1,644 points (+0.86%) but is now retreating to 1,621 with a decline of 0.55%.

 The turnover remains at the exceptionally high levels seen in recent days, nearing 100 million in the middle of the trading day, of which only 8.7 million comes from (13) packages (1 large one in PPC for 2.6 million), while 23 million shares have been traded.