ATHEX is experiencing strong upward movement as the recovery of European indices appears to be activating buyers' reflexes after a four-day period of defensive trading.

Specifically, the General Index is up by 1.2% at 1,643.9 points, with turnover already at €32 million and volume at 11.4 million shares.

The banking index has increased by 1.7% to 1,573 points, the large-cap FTSE is at 4,054 points (+1.3%), and the mid-cap FTSEM is at 2,485 points (+1%).

ATHEX, which has aimed to safeguard its recent gains, seems to have found the support it was looking for today due to the improved climate prevailing in European markets since Ukraine agreed to the U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the war with Russia, and the EU responded to Trump’s tariffs.