Athens Stock Exchange closes down 0.35% amid weekly losses

The Athens Stock Exchange closed with a slight decline of 0.35%, with the General Index ending at 2,559.18 points. Despite improvements in European markets and a mild rise on Wall Street following a drop in oil prices and bond yields, the Greek market failed to recover from two previous sessions of heavy losses, which had seen the index drop by 4.40%.

On a weekly basis, the main index recorded losses of 2.93%, although it maintains a year-to-date gain of 20.68%. Total trading value reached 356.96 million euros, with 45,679,713 shares traded. While the large-cap index fell by 0.46%, the mid-cap index rose by 1.06%.

Among large-cap stocks, Aktor saw the highest increase (+6.24%), followed by Allwyn (+2.11%) and Metlen (+1.59%). Conversely, the largest declines were seen in Optima Bank (-3.39%), Viohalco (-3.04%), and Eurobank (-2.46%). Eurobank and Alpha Bank recorded the highest trading volumes, while Piraeus Bank and National Bank of Greece saw the highest trading values.