Athens Stock Exchange opening: Small rise

Equity prices were rising on Wednesday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.29 percent, standing at 596.01 points at 11.00 am and turnover at 3.71 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 1.01 percent and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was up 0.27 percent.

Of the stocks traded, 31 were up, 9 were down and 7 were unchanged.