Athens Stock Exchange opening: Decline

Equity prices were dropping on Tuesday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE). The basic share price index was down 0.59 percent, standing at 853.76 points at 11.00 and turnover was at 5.57 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 0.76 percent and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was up 0.48 percent.

Individual sector indices were moving downwards with the bigger gains in Raw Materials (+0.60 percent) and in Technology (+0.45 percent). The heaviest losses were in Real Estate (-3.80 percent) and in Food (-1.69 percent)

Of the stocks traded, 25 were up, 26 were down and 13 were unchanged.