Mild upward trends are recorded by the shares at the opening of today’s meeting (14.3.2024), with the market moving over 1,400 units, amid an upward movement of European markets. The General Index of Prices on the Athens Stock Exchange at 11:00, is set at 1,404.29 units with a rise of 0.32 %. The value of transactions is 13.78m euros. The high capitalisation index is rising to 0.34%, while the mid-capitalization index is reinforced to 0.11%. Of the shares in high capitalization, the largest rise is recorded by Saranti (+1.96%), Jumbo (+1.39%), Motor Oil (+1.15%) and Elvalhacor (+0.93%). On the contrary, the largest fall is recorded by Titan’s shares (0,60%) and Eurobank (-0,39%). Uphill they move 44 shares, 23 jumpers and 14 remain stable. The largest rise is recorded by the shares: Centric +4,55% and Intertec + 3.03%, while the largest decline is recorded by the shares: Mousakis (k) -7.84% and Plastics Crete -4.38%. In the foreign exchange market, the euro against the dollar is falling at 0.11% and is set at $1.0941. The euro is at 161.7740 yen, 0.8541 sterling and 0.9624 Swiss franc. The rate of the dollar is increased to 0.18% over the yen and is set at 147,900 yen. The sterling against the dollar has a marginal rise of 0.06% and is shaped to $1,2807. European shares began today, thanks to a series of encouraging company announcements on their financial performance. The pan-European STOXX index 600 rose 0.2% at 10:11 Greek time, near the high record levels to which it rose yesterday (14.3.2024). The indicator of companies with personal hygiene products and household goods was the one with the greatest rise, assisted by 0.6%. On the contrary, the share of the German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd declined by 1.1% after the company announced a 83% reduction in net profits of 2023 and cut its dividend by 85% citing the difficult market environment.
Athens Exchange: At 1,404.29 units the General Index – Near record levels the shares in European stock exchanges were moved
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