Athens Exchange: At 1,402.54 units the General Index – At new high levels the shares in Europe rose

Mild growth is recorded today (13.3.2024) in L. Athens, with the market returning over 1,400 units, amid a mild upward movement of European markets. The General Index of Prices on the Athens Stock Exchange at 11:00, is formed at 1,402.54 units, rising 0.48%. The value of the transactions is EUR 9,17 million. The high capitalisation index is rising to 0.51%, while the mid-capitalization index is reinforced to 0.38%. Of the shares in high capitalization the largest rise is recorded by the shares of the OPAP (+2.04%), Aegean (+1.58%), Viohalco (+1.45%) and Alpha Bank (+1.08%). On the contrary, the largest fall is recorded by the shares of PPA (-0.78%) and Piraeus (0.60%). Upward moving 60 shares, 21 dropouts and 16 remain stable. The largest rise is recorded by the shares: Kyriakoulis +4,85% and Kri-Kri +3,95%, while the largest fall is the stock: Treated -9,43% and Mathius Firefighters -5.65%. In the foreign exchange market, the euro against the dollar is rising marginally to 0.04% and is set at $1.0935. The euro is at 161.5220 yen, 0.8541 with sterling and 0.9599 with the Swiss franc. The exchange rate of the dollar is increased to 0.07% over the yen and is set at 147,7400 yen. The sterling against the dollar is rising 0.05% and is formed to $1,2800. European shares have risen today at the beginning of trade by recording another high record, with encouraging company announcements about their economic performance creating a positive market climate. The EU-wide STOXX 600 index rose 0.1% at 10:21 Greek time. The retail company index rose 3.0% thanks to the 16.9% jump of Zalando’s share, since the online retail clothing company announced higher the expected profits for the fourth quarter as well as a share buyback program.