Stock prices rose on the Athens Stock Exchange in its first session of the week, buoyed by strong gains among banking stocks. The market rebounded after four consecutive losing sessions, during which the benchmark general index had posted cumulative losses of 2.07%.
Market Overview
The General Index closed at 2,467.50 points, up 0.74%. Intraday, it reached a high of 2,477.64 points — a gain of 1.16%. Total trading value amounted to €239.07 million, with 32.36 million shares changing hands.
The Large-Cap Index rose 0.83%, while the Mid-Cap Index declined 0.51%.
Top Performers and Laggards
Among large-cap stocks, the strongest gains were posted by: OLPE (+4.35%), Motor Oil (+3.30%), Coca-Cola HBC (+2.14%), Eurobank (+1.69%), Alpha Bank (+1.62%), National Bank (+1.33%), and Piraeus Bank (+1.28%).
On the downside, the largest declines came from: Athens International Airport (DAA, −1.21%), Aegean Airlines (−1.16%), and Elvalhalcor (−0.97%).
Eurobank and Alpha Bank accounted for the highest trading volumes — 8.31 million and 5.40 million shares respectively. In terms of transaction value, Eurobank led with €34.54 million, followed by National Bank at €32.19 million.
Overall, 55 stocks advanced, 53 declined, and 13 remained unchanged. Smaller-cap stocks saw the biggest moves: Mathios Pyrimacha (+6.30%) and Iatriko Athinon (+5.62%) rose most sharply, while CNL Capital fell 7.30% and YKNOT dropped 3.77%.
Large-Cap Closing Prices
AKTOR: €13.40 (+0.15%)
ALLWYN: €13.84 (−0.22%)
CYPRUS: €9.75 (unchanged)
METLEN: €40.98 (+0.24%)
OPTIMA: €9.99 (+0.10%)
TITAN: €51.55 (−0.67%)
Alpha Bank: €3.963 (+1.62%)
Aegean Airlines: €12.76 (−1.16%)
VIOHALCO: €19.44 (−0.21%)
GEK Terna: €45.54 (+0.57%)
DAA: €10.60 (−1.21%)
DEI (Public Power Corporation): €23.00 (−0.17%)
Coca-Cola HBC: €57.40 (+2.14%)
ELPE: €11.00 (unchanged)
Elvalhalcor: €5.10 (−0.97%)
National Bank: €15.20 (+1.33%)
EYDAP: €10.72 (−0.19%)
Eurobank: €4.158 (+1.69%)
Lamda Development: €6.58 (+0.46%)
Motor Oil: €39.40 (+3.30%)
JUMBO: €22.50 (+0.45%)
OLPE: €43.20 (+4.35%)
OTE: €19.43 (−0.31%)
Piraeus Bank: €8.99 (+1.28%)
Sarantis: €14.94 (+0.95%)