The Athens Stock Exchange closed the week slightly lower on Friday, 26 June 2026, as European markets posted broad losses. The benchmark General Index ended at 2,449.29 points, down 0.10% on the day. Intraday, it ranged between a low of 2,438.97 (−0.52%) and a high of 2,454.01 (+0.10%).
Weekly and Year-to-Date Performance
On a weekly basis, the main index fell 1.08%. Since the start of June, it has risen 3.23%, and since the beginning of 2026, it is up 15.49%. Total turnover reached €260.02 million, with 39.496 million shares traded.
Sector and Capitalization Highlights
The Large Cap Index declined 0.21%, while the Mid Cap Index rose 0.98%. Among large-cap stocks, ELPE led gains with a 3.19% rise, followed by DAA (+1.51%), EYDAP (+1.51%), and Coca-Cola HBC (+1.08%).
By contrast, Motor Oil fell 3.20% — trading ex-dividend for its €1.40 per share payout (net €1.35). Elvalhalcor dropped 2.65%, Titan 2.08%, Alpha Bank 1.66%, and Lamda Development 1.65%.
European Markets Slide
European equity markets closed broadly negative. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.68%. All major bourses ended in the red: London’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.21%, Frankfurt’s DAX led losses with a 1.29% drop, Milan’s FTSE MIB fell 1.00%, Paris’s CAC 40 declined 0.55%, and Madrid’s IBEX 35 was down 0.45%.
Most sector indices also weakened: oil & gas stocks fell 1.97%, retail dropped 1.62%, and technology slid 1.28%.
Wall Street Moves Higher — But Weekly Losses Loom
U.S. indices traded in positive territory late Friday (19:45 EEST), though all are on track for weekly losses — except the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 was up 0.22%, the Dow was flat, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.15%. For the week, the S&P 500 is expected to fall more than 1%, and the Nasdaq is headed for a roughly 4% decline. The Dow, however, is set for a modest gain of around 0.6%.
Microprocessor-related stocks declined following a New York Times report that OpenAI is considering postponing its planned initial public offering (IPO) to next year, amid concerns over SpaceX’s underwhelming market performance following its own listing.