Athens Stock Exchange opening: Decline

Equity prices were dropping on Monday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index down 0.75 percent, standing at 626.60 points at 11.40 am and turnover at 15.35 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.18 percent and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was down 0.18 percent.
On individual sector indices, the biggest gains were in Health (+3.74 percent) and in Public Utilities (+1.32 percent).

The heaviest losses were in Travel and Recreation (-4.45 percent) and in Food and Beverages (-2.63 percent).

Of the stocks traded, 31 were up, 21 were down and 8 were unchanged.